🥰 Thank you, football! Cape Verde’s qualification moves social media | OneFootball

In a world of football where the millions (dollars, euros, pounds, and reais) are proving more and more "powerful" in competitions, the 2026 FIFA World Cup has shown that "dreaming costs nothing."

Since June 11, when Mexico and South Africa kicked off the biggest national team tournament in history, for the first time with 48 teams, a new chapter has been written in the lives of players, coaches, and fans.

And June 26 is already etched in Cape Verde's history.

The African national team, in its first-ever World Cup appearance, managed to advance from the group stage after drawing 0-0 with Saudi Arabia and thanks to Uruguay's 1-0 defeat to Spain.

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On social media, Cape Verde's "fairy tale"—a country of just over 500,000 inhabitants, with goalkeeper Vozinha as the great protagonist since the first matchday, when he preserved the 0-0 draw against Spain—moved fans.

Beautiful stories are being told day after day, showing why the world always comes together to watch the World Cup every four years! 

Thank you, football!

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