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Cape Verde have qualified for the FIFA 2026 World Cup billed to be hosted in north America after they thrashed Eswatini 3-0 on Monday night.
They have become the second-smallest nation to reach the World Cup, with Iceland, who featured at the 2018 World Cup in Russia, being the only country with a smaller population.
The Blue Sharks missed their first chance to qualify last Wednesday against Libya when they drew 3-3, fighting back from two goals down before they were denied a stoppage-time winner.
But the Cape Verdeans made sure of their second opportunity in Praia against winless Eswatini, becoming the sixth African side to book a ticket to next year’s finals.
They join Ghana, Egypt, Morocco, Tunisia and Algeria in the finals.
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