After Cape Verde’s heroics against Spain, more great World Cup underdog stories | World Cup
By: Martin Belam | Published: 2026-06-16 15:00:08 | Source: www.theguardian.com
Cape Verde’s stunning draw against Spain produced some incredible statistics. The Spaniards had 27 attempts on the goal of the 40-year-old Vozinha and completed 734 passes compared with Cape Verde’s 205. It was an unbelievable rearguard action from a side ranked 61 places below their opponents, who had just named the oldest starting XI of the tournament with an average age north of 31…
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