Cape Verde's historic World Cup run exposes gaps in the sports fan token market, highlighting risks of unofficial memecoins and crypto's uneven reach in

An island nation of just over half a million inhabitants, Cape Verde pulled off the unthinkable by reaching the last 32.

Polymarket paid out $4.7 million on Cape Verde's World Cup run. Now crypto prediction markets brace for the Argentina knockout clash on July 3, 2026.