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Kevin Pina #6 of Cabo Verde controls the ball under pressure from Gavi #9 of Spain during the FIFA World Cup 2026 Group H match between Spain and Cabo Verde at Atlanta Stadium in Atlanta, Ga., on June 15, 2026.Buda Mendes/Getty Images
Cape Verde’s group of underdogs made their World Cup debut in Atlanta on June 15 and held Spain, considered the second-best team in the world, to a 0–0 draw.
This marks only the fourth of the last 16 debutant teams to emerge from their first World Cup match with a draw. The other 12 were handed defeats.
T.J. Muscaro is an award-winning reporter and NASA Correspondent for The Epoch Times, covering the Artemis program, Space Force, and other public and private ambitions within the growing space industry. Based in Tampa, Florida, he also covers stories of extreme weather and disaster relief, as well as various matters of national and international politics.
