Cabo Verde
Team Profile
- Cabo Verde have qualified for the FIFA World Cup™ for the first time. They achieved the feat by securing top spot in Group D of the African qualifying tournament ahead of Cameroon – quarter-finalists at the 1990 global showpiece.
- Their successful qualification was built on a solid defence which saw them record seven clean sheets in their ten group matches. They did not concede a goal at home in the entire qualifying campaign.
- A country of just over 500,000 people, Cabo Verde has become the third-least populous nation to reach the World Cup, after Curaçao who broke the record when they qualified for the 2026 finals and Iceland which had a population of approximately 340,000 when its national team reached the 2018 finals.
Cabo Verde Top Scorers
Cabo Verde Results
Cabo Verde Squad
Vozinha
Goalkeeper
Márcio Rosa
Goalkeeper
CJ dos Santos
Goalkeeper
Stopira
Defender
Diney Borges
Defender
Roberto Lopes
Defender
Logan Costa
Defender
Sidny Cabral
Defender
Steven Moreira
Defender
Wagner Pina
Defender
Kelvin Pires
Defender
Kevin Pina
Midfielder
Jovane Cabral
Midfielder
João Paulo
Midfielder
Jamiro Monteiro
Midfielder
Deroy Duarte
Midfielder
Laros Duarte
Midfielder
Yannick Semedo
Midfielder
Telmo Arcanjo
Midfielder
Ryan Mendes
Midfielder
Benchimol
Attacker
Garry Rodrigues
Attacker
Willy Semedo
Attacker
Dailon Livramento
Attacker
Nuno Da Costa
Attacker
Hélio Varela
Attacker
Cabo Verde Group
Group H
| P | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | +5 | 7 | |
| 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
| 3 | 3 | -1 | 2 | |
| 4 | 3 | -4 | 2 |
