Match story
- Cape Verde Islands fired more attempts (18 vs 11 shots).
- Cape Verde Islands was more accurate in front of goal (22% on target vs 0%).
- Cape Verde Islands held more of the ball (69% possession).
Cape Verde Islands defeated Mauritania 1-0 in the Africa Cup of Nations. The fixture is part of the Round of 16 stage in the 2023 season. The match was played at Stade Félix Houphouët-Boigny in Abidjan. Mohamed Adel officiated the match. The full-time result capped a Cape Verde Islands vs Mauritania meeting in Africa Cup of Nations with detailed post-match statistics available on Sportra. This match centre covers lineups, live events, player ratings, team statistics, xG, head-to-head history, and related news for Cape Verde Islands and Mauritania. On Sportra you can view xG, lineups, match statistics, events, player ratings, predictions, head-to-head history, and related news for this fixture.
Africa Cup of NationsRecorded meetings: 2 (available previous meetings, not necessarily all-time).
Cape Verde Islands defeated Mauritania 1-0 in the Africa Cup of Nations. The fixture is part of the Round of 16 stage in the 2023 season. The match was played at Stade Félix Houphouët-Boigny in Abidjan. Mohamed Adel officiated the match. The full-time result capped a Cape Verde Islands vs Mauritania meeting in Africa Cup of Nations with detailed post-match statistics available on Sportra. This match centre covers lineups, live events, player ratings, team statistics, xG, head-to-head history, and related news for Cape Verde Islands and Mauritania. On Sportra you can view xG, lineups, match statistics, events, player ratings, predictions, head-to-head history, and related news for this fixture.
Africa Cup of NationsRecorded meetings: 2 (available previous meetings, not necessarily all-time).
The Team Nobody Expected to See Every World Cup produces a surprise. Few produce a story quite like Cape Verde in 2026. When the tournament began, the Blue Sharks were participating in their first World Cup. Simply qualifying was already one of the great achievements in African football. FIFA noted that Cape Verde had secured […] The post Small Islands, Big Dreams: Cape Verde’s 2026 World Cup Will Be Remembered appeared first on SoccerNews.
Every World Cup produces a surprise. Every so often, it produces a story that transcends football itself. In 2026, that story belonged to Cape Verde. They did not lift the trophy. They did not reach the quarter-finals. They did not even win a match in normal time during the tournament. Yet when the history of […] The post Cape Verde: How Football’s Smallest Giant Captured the 2026 World Cup appeared first on SoccerNews.
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The Team Nobody Expected to See Every World Cup produces a surprise. Few produce a story quite like Cape Verde in 2026. When the tournament began, the Blue Sharks were participating in their first World Cup. Simply qualifying was already one of the great achievements in African football. FIFA noted that Cape Verde had secured […] The post Small Islands, Big Dreams: Cape Verde’s 2026 World Cup Will Be Remembered appeared first on SoccerNews.
Every World Cup produces a surprise. Every so often, it produces a story that transcends football itself. In 2026, that story belonged to Cape Verde. They did not lift the trophy. They did not reach the quarter-finals. They did not even win a match in normal time during the tournament. Yet when the history of […] The post Cape Verde: How Football’s Smallest Giant Captured the 2026 World Cup appeared first on SoccerNews.
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