The Cape Defeat Swaziland 3-0 For the 10th and final match of the 4th group of the World Cup qualifiers in Africa, and wrote history, as he qualified for the first time in his history World Cup!
A country with just 520,000 inhabitants He proved that the dream of participating in the top football event on the planet is greater than its size and so did the second smaller state in history which qualifies in the final of the World Cup. First is the Iceland of the 400,000 residents, who has participated in the Russian World Cup in 2018.
???? History! CABO VERDE HAVE QUALIFIED FOR THEIR FIRST EVER #FifaworldCup!#Weare26 pic.twitter.com/8omivz2ep5
– FIFA World Cup (@fifaworldCup) October 13, 2025
Having done the biggest job against Cameroon In the 8th match (1-0), the green cape wanted the victory against the weak Swaziland to lock its participation in the World Cup. Opera and triumph was.
The anxiety of 0-0 in the first half did not last long, as in 48 ‘ Pantry opened the score and at 54 ‘ Semedo of Omonia sealed the victory. The icing on the qualifying cake was put in 90 ‘+1’ Stora, sending everyone to the seventh heaven.
With 23 points, the green cape finished at the top of the group, while the Cameroon welcoming Angola stayed 0-0 and 19 points.
Thus, it became the 22nd team qualifying in the 2026 Mudal and the 3rd Rods of the Tournament, after the Uzbekistan and Jordan.
CAPE VERDE ???? Has Qualified to the 2026 World Cup, Incredible.
A Country with a Population of Roughly 500k People.
I know there are a lot of negativs with expanding the world cup but this is one of the positives.Congrats to ????, see you in the ????
pic.twitter.com/8fmbMG0BJX– tactical manager (@Managertactical) October 13, 2025
Source: Sport Fm
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