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Remarkable run of underdog Cape Verde resonates
Los Angeles Times
|July 05, 2026
Despite going winless, team puts together impressive string and arrives on soccer map.
CAPE VERDE goalkeeper Vozinha (1) saves a free kick by Lionel Messi on Friday.
Cape Verde's World Cup team walked into its Miami hotel after getting eliminated from the tournament, almost in disbelief at the scene in the lobby.
Dozens of people were there, cheering for them.
After a loss, no less.
Let that be the first sign of how things are going to be very different in many respects for the team, at least for the foreseeable future.
Such is the case when a club goes from unheralded-and practically unheard of- to taking Lionel Messi and Argentina to the brink of elimination on soccer's biggest stage, before falling 3-2 in a match that went to extra time.
This story is from the July 05, 2026 edition of Los Angeles Times.
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