The Cape Verdean national team drew with Saudi Arabia and advanced to the World Cup playoffs.

The Cape Verdean national team played a draw with the Saudi Arabian team in the final, third round of the group stage of the FIFA World Cup. The Group H meeting was held in Houston (USA) on June 27 and ended with a score of 0:0.

As part of the Cape Verdean team's World Championship debutant, Krasnodar midfielder Kevin Lenini spent the entire match on the field. His teammate, Akron Togliatti striker Gilson Benshimol, remained on the bench.

Following the results of the group stage, the Spanish national team came out of first place in the playoffs, scoring seven points. The Cape Verdean team drew three times with three points and made it to the 1/16 finals from the second place. In the first round of the playoffs, the African national team will face the reigning world champions, the Argentines.

The teams of Uruguay and Saudi Arabia scored two points each and finished the tournament. The World Cup, taking place in the USA, Canada and Mexico, will end on July 19.

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On the same day, it was reported that 28 national teams became known at the 2026 FIFA World Cup, which guaranteed themselves participation in the 1/16 finals of the tournament. Following the results of the 16th game day, the national teams of Belgium, Egypt and Cape Verde joined the participants of the playoffs.