World Football

Football loves an underdog story, and the 2026 FIFA World Cup just gave possibly the sport's story of the year. Of course, I am talking about Cape Verde, a nation of just 500,000 people, which entered the tournament ranked outside the top 60 in the world to face three previous world champions in Spain (3rd), Uruguay (11th), and Argentina (1st). Yet, they completely threw the numbers out the window, keeping clean sheets against Spain and Saudi Arabia, drawing 2-2 with Uruguay,