New Delhi: Cape Verde have scripted history by becoming the second-smallest nation to qualify for the FIFA World Cup. The African nation will be featuring in the next edition of the showpiece event in Canada, USA and Mexico next year after securing their qualification by beating Eswatini 3-0 at home on Monday. The win ensured they finished in the top spot in their qualifying group for the 2026 World Cup.

Cape Verde is an archipelago of 10 islands in the Atlantic Ocean with a population of just over 5 lakh, as per the latest data from the World Bank. However, they have proved that passion triumphs over resources by doing the unthinkable. Though they have heavily relied on foreign-based players and members of their diaspora spread across the globe, Cape Verde’s qualification stands as an i

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