After Spain, Cape Verde Holds Uruguay to a Draw… The Upset Continues

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The "Cinderella" of this World Cup is undoubtedly Cape Verde. After drawing with Spain in their opening match, they have now scored their first-ever World Cup goal and secured another draw against the traditional powerhouse Uruguay, keeping their hopes of reaching the Round of 32 alive.

Bae Jeonghun reports.

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With the support of goalkeeper Vozinha's mother, who finally arrived in the U.S. after resolving visa issues,

[Abora / Mother of Cape Verde goalkeeper Vozinha: Keep your heads held high and go forward toward the goal with confidence. You can play a wonderful game, my sons. I am so proud of you.]

Cape Verde wrote history once again against the formidable Uruguay.

In the 21st minute of the first half, Pina struck a low free kick that pierced through the defensive wall and found the corner of the net, marking Cape Verde's first-ever goal in the World Cup.

Although Cape Verde conceded two consecutive goals to Uruguay late in the first half, allowing a turnaround, they displayed incredible fighting spirit.

In the 16th minute of the second half, Varela intercepted a pass from Uruguay, dribbled past the goalkeeper, and calmly slotted the ball into the empty net, celebrating with pure emotion.

Bolstered by goalkeeper Vozinha's spectacular saves and the defenders' desperate blocks, Cape Verde managed to hold on for a 2-2 draw.

The Uruguayan players, who had been confident of victory, collapsed to the pitch in disappointment, while the Cape Verde players, having pulled off another upset, waved to the crowd and savored the joy.

[Brito / Cape Verde National Team Manager: We have always said since the beginning of the tournament that we want to compete on the biggest stage. We are striving to prove exactly that throughout these group stage matches.]

Depending on the result of their final match against Saudi Arabia, Cape Verde now has a chance to advance through the group stage.

(Video Editing: Park Gi-deok, Graphics: Lim Chan-hyuk)
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