When the 2026 FIFA World Cup kicks off on June 11 in Mexico City, it will set in motion a flurry of historic firsts — ...

In Cape Verde, a small island nation off West Africa, World Cup qualification is transforming dreams on and off the pitch.

After securing a triumphant 3-0 victory over Eswatini on Monday, Oct. 13, the Cape Verdean men's soccer team secured automatic qualification for the 2026 FIFA Men's World Cup. This is the first time ...

Police in New Zealand are investigating an alleged incident involving a footballer from World Cup-bound national team Cape ...

The Bermuda Football Association Senior Men’s National Team will face Cape Verde national football team in an international friendly on June 6, 2026, in Hartford, Connecticut, as part of Bermuda’s ...

Cape Verde will play in the FIFA World Cup for the first time in 2026. The team qualified to play on soccer’s largest stage across North America later this summer. The “Blue Sharks” qualified for the ...

Cape Verde secured its ticket to the 2026 World Cup on Monday, joining the list of debutant nations in the competition. Cape Verde made history on Monday by joining the list of nations headed to North ...

A carnival-like atmosphere erupted in the streets of Cape Verde's capital Praia on Monday after the tiny archipelago nation qualified for the World Cup for the first time. Honking horns and street ...

Cape Verde made history on Monday by joining the list of nations headed to North America for the 2026 World Cup — the first in the country’s history. With less than nine months to go before the ...