Cape Verde fans overjoyed with team’s World Cup run despite Argentina loss
- Miami, United States – When Prieto Fernandes first arrived in the United States 40 years ago, he found that hardly anyone had heard of his home country, Cape Verde, and even fewer could locate it on the map.
- On Friday, the 65-year-old exited Miami Stadium wearing a look of pride and a Cape Verde replica shirt shortly after his team left an indelible mark on the World Cup despite their heartbreaking 3-2 defeat on extra time to reigning world champions Argentina.
- “Now, the whole world knows about Cabo Verde – that’s how you pronounce it, not Cape Verde,” he said using the country’s Portuguese name
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- Miami, United States – When Prieto Fernandes first arrived in the United States 40 years ago, he found that hardly anyone had heard of his home country, Cape Verde, and even fewer could locate it on the map.
- On Friday, the 65-year-old exited Miami Stadium wearing a look of pride and a Cape Verde replica shirt shortly after his team left an indelible mark on the World Cup despite their heartbreaking 3-2 defeat on extra time to reigning world champions Argentina.
- “Now, the whole world knows about Cabo Verde – that’s how you pronounce it, not Cape Verde,” he said using the country’s Portuguese name
Sources: Al Jazeera