Cape Verde's goalkeeper #01 Vozinha celebrates after the 2026 World Cup Group H football match between Cape Verde and Saudi Arabia at the Houston Stadium in Houston on June 26, 2026.
The game finished 0-0.. Credit: AFP
World Cup debutants Cape Verde will face reigning champions Argentina in the knockout rounds after drawing 0-0 with Saudi Arabia on Friday to extend their fairytale journey.
The stalemate in Houston and Spain’s 1-0 win over Uruguay meant the team ranked 67 finished runners-up behind Spain in Group H.
Having drawn all three group matches, the archipelago nation of just over 500,000 will play Lionel Messi’s Argentina in Miami on July 3 in another chapter to their remarkable story.
