Miami (US), June 26 -- Cabo Verde arrived at its first World Cup as a curiosity and now stands one match away from the knockout stage.
The African island nation held European champion Spain to a goalless draw in its opening Group H encounter before recovering from a goal down to draw 2-2 with two-time champion Uruguay.
Its final group fixture against Saudi Arabia on Friday will determine whether one of the tournament's most unlikely stories has further to run.
"This is something we owe to other smaller national teams, teams that struggled to qualify fora world tournament," Cabo Verde head coach Pedro Leitao Brito, known as Bubista, said afterthe Uruguay clash.
Cabo Verde's first point was built on defensive resilience. Spain dominated p...