Cape Verde qualified for its first World Cup with 23 points and a perfect home record, but US visa bonds up to $15,000 threaten to keep fans away.

Cape Verde qualified for its first World Cup with 23 points and a perfect home record, but US visa bonds up to $15,000 threaten to keep fans away.

Curaçao and Cape Verde among the newcomers cast into the spotlight on world football’s biggest stage

For the first time ever, Cape Verde is heading to the World Cup. The West African island nation – home to fewer than half a million people – will be one of the smallest countries…