Spain vs Cabo Verde, World Cup
Cabo Verde,a tiny country with no great football history a casual fan would even know, with a population of 530k just resisted Spain, a historic football powerhouse, with a population of 50 million. This is what it looks like if that 300 movie was actually real life
And a 40 year old goalie! My knees hurt just thinking about it.
Except that unlike Leonidas and the boys, all the Cape Verdeans live to play another day!
Yeah, as a Spaniard I started rooting for Spain, but towards the end I was really hoping Spain wouldn't score because Cabo Verde deserved the draw.
Vozinha was playing for the São Vicente League the year Lamine Yamal was born. He is now with Chaves in the second Portuguese division. Pico Lopes was a mortgage adviser ten years ago, playing part-time in Ireland. He was recruited by Cabo Verde’s coach via LinkedIn! Incredible stuff.
geography was never my strong suit, but this is a country i’ve never even heard of. hell yeah for them!
That was a fucking exceptional game. Capo verde must feel like they've won the whole thing right now. Love international football!
The turtle down for 90 minutes against a more powerful offensive opponent often ends with you losing but when you can do it, magic happens.
Also, Cabo Verdeans IME are like the Kiwis of Africa. I’ve never met one I didn’t like.