Cabo Verde, an Atlantic archipelago of half a million people, has risen rapidly through African football — a World Cup place would be a landmark for the tiny nation.
Group progress
2nd in groupFormDDD
Goals
Scored2
Conceded2
Results so far
Drew (3)
Saudi ArabiaSpainUruguay
The road ahead
Group game 1 · Mon 15 June
0–0 DGroup game 2 · Sun 21 June
2–2 DGroup game 3 · Fri 26 June
0–0 DThree group games are guaranteed; the knockout steps unlock as the team advances.