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Cape Verde, officially known as Cabo Verde, secured a historic first-ever FIFA World Cup qualification by finishing at the top of a highly competitive CAF qualifying group

First contact: Cape Verde's rise to the global stage

Cape Verde will make its World Cup debut at the 2026 tournament in the United States, Mexico and Canada. In the third instalment of a four-part series, RFI looks at the journey of the second smallest nation after Curaçao to qualify for the competition in its 96-year history.

Soccer-Cape Verde's progress to World Cup is much more than fairytale

By Mark Gleeson June 2 (Reuters) - Cape Verde are the only African newcomers in this year's World Cup and with a population of around 600,000 are the third smallest nation to qualify in the tournament’s long history.
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A Historic Debut: Cape Verde's 2026 World Cup Preview

Cape Verde, the Blue Sharks, are one of four nations making their FIFA World Cup debut this summer in North America.

Cape Verde World Cup 2026 Preview: Best Players, Roster, History

Cape Verde qualified for the 2026 FIFA World Cup by finishing at the top of Group D in CAF qualifying, finishing four points ahead of Cameroon. In ten matches, the team won seven with two draws, and recorded a goal difference of +8.

2026 Cape Verde World Cup roster: Complete 26-man team

Cape Verde has officially set its roster for the 2026 FIFA World Cup. Here is the entire 26-man squad for the Cape Verde national team.
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Greetings from Cape Verde, where the sounds of samba, jazz and morna fill the air

Music is interwoven with the sounds of daily life in this West African island nation, which hosted two international music festivals in April and has been named the African Capital of Culture for 2028.

Preview: Cape Verde vs Serbia - prediction, team news, lineups

Sports Mole previews Sunday's International Friendlies clash between Cape Verde and Serbia, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Cape Verde: Tiny nation, massive World Cup dream

In Cape Verde, a small island nation off West Africa, World Cup qualification is transforming dreams on and off the pitch.
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Cape Verde, a small country dreaming big ahead of World Cup

For the first time in history Cape Verde, the tiny volcanic archipelago of just 525,000 people, one of the smallest countries in the world, has qualified for the competition.
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Cape Verde’s soccer team will march in Dorchester Day Parade this weekend

The team made an incredible run last fall to advance to the World Cup for the first time in history, igniting a frenzy over the team in Dorchester’s large Cape Verdean community. Bringing them to the parade will be the icing on the cake of this historic run,