Cape Verde have just become the smallest country by area to ever qualify for the World Cup.
The nation is smaller than 49 of the 50 U.S. states and could have fit into the Soviet Union — the largest country to ever play at the World Cup — 5,554 times.
Cape Verde, with a population of just 593,149, need just one win (or some favorable results from others) against Libya or Eswatini to qualify for their very first World Cup 😮
Only Iceland (404,610) has had a smaller population and qualified for the World Cup 👏