Curaçao may have been knocked out of the World Cup, but the team and their fans left a fantastic impression. An incredible story. An incredible adventure. 🇨🇼 ⚽️
🏆🌎 #CopaMundialFIFA ¡CABO VERDE DE MI VIDA!
🇨🇻 La seleccion 69ª del mundo no pierde un partido en el Mundial, se mete como segunda y jugará contra la campeona del mundo
🔝 ASÍ SE CELEBRA LA HAZAÑA HISTÓRICA EN EL PAÍS
⚽#Mundial2026
South Africa reached the knockout phase at a FIFA World Cup for the first time when Thapelo Maseko's second-half strike gave them a 1-0 win against South Korea, who could still qualify as one of the best third-placed teams https://t.co/f5vxHq1WWD
From @TheAthleticFC: In their first-ever appearance at a World Cup, Cape Verde have taken points off two teams that have won the tournament three times between them (Spain in 2010 and Uruguay in 1930 and 1950).
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Curacao fans hailed goalkeeper Eloy Room as a hero after their team battled to a 0-0 draw with Ecuador to earn their first World Cup point in the tiny Caribbean island's history https://t.co/WB6dkbyRid
Cape Verde’s star goalie Vozinha and his mom Ana Candida Evora have been reunited.
The Cinderella story continues today as she watches her son and the Blue Sharks play Uruguay.