Cabo Verde Makes Its World Cup Debut: What You Need to Know About the Team
· Telemundo McAllen (KTLM)
Spain is one of the strongest teams in this year's FIFA World Cup, and their first match is against Cabo Verde, a country that many football fans may not have heard of. Cabo Verde, also known as Cape Verde, is an archipelago located off the coast of Africa, and it qualified for this year's World Cup by winning its group in the African Football Confederation (CAF) qualifiers. This year marks its debut in the world's largest football tournament, and they hope to pull off a surprise in a tough group. Here’s what you need to know about Cabo Verde as they begin their journey in the World Cup. Where is Cabo Verde? Cabo Verde consists of a group of islands located about 385 miles off the western coast of Africa, according to Britannica. The country lies directly west of Senegal and Mauritania and is made up of nine inhabited islands. How does Cabo Verde compare to other nations in the World Cup? According to FIFA, Cabo Verde is the second smallest nation by population to ever qualify for the World Cup, with just under 500,000 inhabitants. It is also the smallest country by land area to have qualified for the World Cup. How did Cabo Verde qualify? With the World Cup expanding to 48 teams this year, Cabo Verde surpassed five other teams in the CAF qualifying phase to secure its spot in the tournament; Cameroon, Libya, and Angola were also in their qualifying group.
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