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Six days after Cape Verde secured a scarcely believable 0-0 draw against the pre-tournament favourites Spain, they were at it again, this time drawing 2-2 with Uruguay in Miami.<\/p>\n

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In their first-ever appearance at a World Cup, they have taken points off two teams that have won the tournament three times between them (Spain in 2010 and Uruguay in 1930 and 1950).<\/p>\n

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Cape Verde scored their first-ever goal to take the lead at Hard Rock Stadium, when Kevin Pina\u2019s 35-yard free kick found the net after some dreadful defending from Uruguay. The ball squeezed between a gap in their two-man defensive wall at the set piece, before bouncing beyond Uruguay goalkeeper Fernando Muslera.<\/p>\n

Uruguay hit back with two goals late in the first half, through Maximiliano Araujo and Agustin Canobbio, and it looked as if Marcelo Bielsa\u2019s side would strengthen their grip on the game after the break.<\/p>\n

But then another bizarre passage of play helped Cape Verde draw level, as Muslera was caught miles off his line and Helio Varela volleyed the ball into an empty net.<\/p>\n

Remarkably, the draw gives Cape Verde a 67 percent chance of reaching the knockout round, as per The Athletic\u2019s forecast model, while Uruguay have just a 35 percent chance of advancing.<\/p>\n

Uruguay have a tough fixture against Spain in their final group game on June 26, while Cape Verde face Saudi Arabia.<\/p>\n

What happened
\nfor Cape Verde\u2019s opening goal?<\/p>\n

As Pina turned and sprinted to the other end of the pitch to celebrate scoring a free kick from long range, you could be forgiven for thinking what must be going through Bielsa\u2019s mind.<\/p>\n

Muslera had set his wall and, given the distance between the ball and the back of his net, he almost certainly would not have been thinking the ball was going to find its way past him.<\/p>\n

But as Pina struck the free kick, which did not climb above knee height, the Uruguay wall did the opposite of what it is supposed to do.<\/p>\n

Instead of standing there and taking the hit, the players split right down the middle, creating a lovely gap for the ball to zip past them and towards Muslera, who arguably could have done better with the save.<\/p>\n

Muslera reacted late, but should be given some leeway as the ball went into the one spot his wall should have protected.<\/p>\n

Irrespective of how Pina\u2019s strike found its way to the back of the net, it was an electric moment inside the Miami Stadium as the thousands of Cape Verde fans leapt out of their seats and could not hide their joy.<\/p>\n

And what about their second one?<\/p>\n

Sometimes one gift just isn\u2019t enough.<\/p>\n

So, when Mathias Olivera played a terrible attempted pass towards his centre-half, coupled with Muslera needlessly sprinting so far out of his box to intercept it, Varela could not believe his luck.<\/p>\n

The second-half substitute, who had not long been on the pitch, took one touch to take it past Muslera, before volleying it into an empty net from distance.<\/p>\n

A moment of collective madness at the back from Uruguay, however, should not overshadow just how great Varela\u2019s touch and finish were. He stayed calm in the chaos.<\/p>\n

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And if the scenes following Pina\u2019s goal were something to behold, then the reaction to Cape Verde\u2019s second was even better. All of the substitutes sprinted down to the corner to celebrate in front of a pocket of supporters who did not stop singing and waving their flags from the first minute to the last.<\/p>\n

Is Uruguay
\ngood or bad?<\/p>\n

The answer to that is in the results.<\/p>\n

The first two at this tournament, against teams in Saudi Arabia and Cape Verde that many believed they were superior to, have not been good enough. Two draws leave them with an uphill battle to reach the knockout stage, with their final group game against Spain.<\/p>\n

Coming into the tournament, the biggest question about Uruguay was where the goals would come from.<\/p>\n

Those have come largely from their wingers in recent times, but what couldn\u2019t have been expected were the colossal mental mistakes that led to the three goals they have given up in their two matches so far. Bielsa\u2019s team have managed possession and created chances, but without causing any real sustained threat to their opponents.<\/p>\n

Given the nature of who they have played so far, no real contenders to speak of, that is just not good enough. So, no, Uruguay are not good enough right now to be considered any kind of threat against Spain and, as a result, they cannot be considered \u2018good\u2019.<\/p>\n

They\u2019ve historically liked to do things the hard way, but this looks like a bridge too far for this team.<\/p>\n

If there are ever any complaints about a 48-team World Cup lacking in quality, then Cape Verde are the perfect antidote to that narrative.<\/p>\n

To draw against Spain in their opening match was nothing short of remarkable, but to follow that up with an equally impressive performance to draw with Uruguay was something to behold.<\/p>\n

After Pina scored in the first half, they were in dreamland for 23 minutes. Yet when Uruguay hit back and took the lead with two quick goals before half-time, it looked as though they would go on to add to their tally after the break.<\/p>\n

But if the Spain tie taught us anything, then that would be to not write off Cape Verde, nor should you underestimate their resolve.<\/p>\n

Yes, Uruguay were their own worst enemy, but Cape Verde \u2014 ranked 59th in the world rankings, 40 spots below their South American opponents \u2014 have proven themselves to be the gift that keeps on giving for neutrals at this World Cup.<\/p>\n

And to top off their performance, Vozinha\u2019s mother, Ana Candida Evora, was inside the stadium to witness it after the U.S. government granted her a visa.<\/p>\n

There was little Vozinha could have done about the goals he conceded, but he did have one nice moment in the second half that caused the volume to go up.<\/p>\n

Uruguay\u2019s Darwin Nunez was speedily closing him down, but Vozinha stayed patient and let Nunez come within a yard or so before taking the ball past him with a deft touch to make him go the other way.<\/p>\n

Read more Iran draw strength from adversity after holding Belgium to draw<\/a><\/p>\n

This article originally appeared in The Athletic.<\/ins><\/p>\n

\u00a9 2026 The New York Times Company<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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