🥰 Muslera, Vozinha and more on Cape Verde's fairy tale in the Cup | OneFootball

For nearly 150 years, football has had that lovely magic that captivates the whole world.

Since 1930, every four years, the football “Gods” have made lovers of the world’s most popular sport revel in historic matches.

And, this Sunday (21), Cape Verde made history once again at the 2026 FIFA World Cup.

After Vozinha kept it at 0-0 against Spain in the opener, the African side battled back for a 2-2 draw with two-time world champions Uruguay.

+ Emotion takes over social media with Cape Verde’s 1st goal in World Cup history

In addition to the two points earned in their World Cup debut, the first two goals in their history sent social media into absolute and pure ecstasy.

Goalkeeper Muslera received the users’ “gratitude” online, as did Vozinha, who this time had “more luck than sense.”

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Check out the reactions below to Cape Verde’s historic draw

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