Cape Verde (Paperback)

Sprache: Englisch

Verlag: Independently Published, 2026

9798186925927

Serie: Buch 4 von 7 - World Cup 2026: The Nations, Teams and Players That Shook Football

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Paperback. Population: 525,000. Opponents: Spain, Uruguay, Saudi Arabia, and Lionel Messi's Argentina. Result: one of the greatest underdog runs in World Cup history.Cape Verde is ten volcanic islands off the coast of West Africa, smaller than Rhode Island, with fewer people than a mid-sized American suburb. Nobody outside its own diaspora expected the Blue Sharks to survive their World Cup group, let alone shock it.Then a 40-year-old journeyman goalkeeper named Vozinha stood in front of Spain's attack for 90 minutes and didn't blink. Then Cape Verde clawed back a 2-1 deficit against two-time champions Uruguay. Then they held Saudi Arabia scoreless to do something no debutant nation had done in over a decade: reach the World Cup knockout stage.Their reward was Lionel Messi and the defending champions - and a Round of 32 match that went to extra time before Argentina survived by a single goal.This is the complete, fact-checked story of how a country most fans couldn't find on a map built a World Cup roster out of players scattered across fourteen countries, a goalkeeper who didn't turn pro until age 25, and a coach who scouted a national team defender through a LinkedIn message the player almost deleted as spam.Inside, you'll get: The full qualifying campaign, from a 3-3 comeback draw in Libya to the night Cape Verde eliminated Cameroon in front of a pitch-invading home crowdHow a diaspora ten times the size of the country itself, from Rotterdam to Boston to Lisbon, built a World Cup roster from scratchMinute-by-minute breakdowns of all four matches: Spain, Uruguay, Saudi Arabia, and the Round of 32 classic against ArgentinaThe real story behind Vozinha, the goalkeeper who went from 50,000 Instagram followers to a global folk hero overnightWhat Cape Verde's run means for the country's tourism, its football federation, and small nations everywhere trying to compete with giantsVerified match stats, scorers, and a full results appendix for fans who want the numbers, not just the narrativeIf you followed Cape Verde's run in real time, or you're discovering it for the first time, this book gives you the whole story in one sitting. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.…

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Titel
Cape Verde (Paperback)
Autor
Tobi Waters
Verlag
Independently Published
Erscheinungsjahr
2026
Zustand
new
Einband
Paperback
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN-13
9798186925927
Serie
Buch 4 von 7: World Cup 2026: The Nations, Teams and Players That Shook Football

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