Cape Verde gave the first big surprise of the World of the United States, Mexico and Canada 2026. The African team had entered this duel with Spain like the guest who, supposedly, was going to receive a rout. However, they resisted, tied Group H 0-0 and were in charge of deactivating any offensive action by the top candidate for the crown. For more than a hundred minutes he defended himself without committing practically any infractions. What’s more, only one foul was recorded against an opponent that included players like Ferran Torres, Gavi, Rodri, Pedri, Lamine Yamal, Marcos Llorente…The goalless draw was, then, a hard blow for the Europeans, but a very special celebration for the Africans.
Cape Verde was very clear about what it wanted to do and never moved from its tactical order. The proposal was not to let Spain grow and everyone fulfilled their role. Yes ok Lopes Peak, Sidny Cabral and Diney Borges They doubled down to get everything from the bottom, the great figure of the match was Vozinhathe 40-year-old goalkeeper who drowned out each of the attempts of the team that won the last crown in Europe.
This result aroused all kinds of criticism for the team led by Luis de la Fuente, which could not beat an African team that played its first game in a World Cup. Even, Some Spanish media mentioned that it was a match similar to the one Spain played against Morocco in the debut of the 2022 World Cup in Qatar.when he could not escape zero and then La Roja lost 3-0 on penalties, in the round of 16.
European champion, Nations League finalist and a streak of 30 games without defeat, Spain could not beat Cape Verde, which entered history with its 40-year-old goalkeeper. Now De la Fuente’s team will have to face Saudi Arabia next Sunday, also in Atlanta, with the obligation to achieve a victory.
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