Cape Verde in celebration: Cape Verdeans celebrate in the streets a draw with Spain

Cape Verdeans celebrated the Cape Verde team's draw in the match with Spain on Monday (15) as a victory.
Hundreds of residents took to the streets of the cities of Praia, the Cape Verdean capital, and São Vicente, to celebrate the result. Fans waved flags, danced and honked their horns after the final whistle.
Cape Verde and Spain drew 0-0 in the match, which was the debut of both teams in the 2026 World Cup.
The result was considered one of the biggest surprises of the championship so far - Spain was champion in the 2010 World Cup. Cape Verde, a nation of around 600,000 inhabitants, is making its World Cup debut after qualifying for the first time and is in Group H, alongside Spain, Uruguay and Saudi Arabia.
Fans said the result justified the confidence shown throughout the qualifiers. "Guys, now it's time to have confidence. During the qualifiers, we showed a lot of energy, and it is with this same energy that we must enter the field", said fan Deven, in Praia. In São Vicente, fan Magali Monteiro said she "cried until she couldn't take it anymore" and thanked the team for making the Cape Verdeans proud.
The result guaranteed Cape Verde its first point in the World Cup and raised hopes of a place in the knockout stages. The island team's next game will be against Uruguay on June 21, before ending their Group H campaign against Saudi Arabia on June 26.

Source: G1