Cabo Verde's run to World Cup knockout stage has them believing in impossible
- Cabo Verde completed an improbable run through the group stage with a third straight World Cup draw to become the smallest country to earn a spot in the knockout round after a 0-0 draw against Saudi Arabia.
- The small island nation off the western coast of Africa, which is making its debut on football's grandest stage, had already held 2010 champion Spain to a 0-0 draw and then came from behind to get a 2-2 result against Uruguay.
- Cabo Verde's three points put the team in second place behind Spain, which beat Uruguay and won the group.
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- Cabo Verde completed an improbable run through the group stage with a third straight World Cup draw to become the smallest country to earn a spot in the knockout round after a 0-0 draw against Saudi Arabia.
- The small island nation off the western coast of Africa, which is making its debut on football's grandest stage, had already held 2010 champion Spain to a 0-0 draw and then came from behind to get a 2-2 result against Uruguay.
- Cabo Verde's three points put the team in second place behind Spain, which beat Uruguay and won the group.
Sources: ABC Australia