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Cape Verde reaches World Cup after historic win over Cameroon

Yahoo Sports • 1 min read • Latest: Jun 14, 2026, 11:45 PM

Last updated Jun 14, 2026

Cape Verde reaches World Cup after historic win over Cameroon

Summary

Cape Verde qualified for the World Cup after defeating Cameroon 1-0 in a qualifying match on September 9, 2025. Dailon Livramento scored the only goal, solidifying Cape Verde's position at the top of their group with a four-point lead ahead of Cameroon. This achievement highlights the nation's transformation into a competitive football team, largely thanks to players from their diaspora and strategic coaching. The team's successful qualifying campaign culminated in a total of five consecutive victories, propelling them to their first World Cup appearance as one of the smallest nations in the tournament's history.

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By the Numbers

•Cape Verde has a population of roughly half a million.
•Dailon Livramento scored the decisive goal against Cameroon.
•Coach Pedro Leitao Brito was named CAF Coach of the Year for 2025.
•Cape Verde finished the qualifying campaign four points clear of Cameroon.
•The team is known as the Blue Sharks.

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11:45 PMYahoo Sports — Cape Verde Has Half a Million People and Beat Cameroon to Reach the World Cup

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On a September night in 2025, a chain of ten volcanic islands scattered off the west coast of Africa, home to barely half a million people, did something that should not be mathematically possible. Cape Verde beat Cameroon, a country forty times its size and a fixture at World Cups for decades, and in doing…
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