23 June,2026 09:11 AM IST | Miami Gardens | AFP
Bubista. Pic/AFP
Cape Verde coach Bubista said his team are targeting a place in the World Cup knockout rounds after battling to a 2-2 draw with Uruguay in the latest stop of their fairytale campaign on Sunday.
The World Cup debutants from the tiny Atlantic archipelago are now within touching distance of the last 32 after following up their improbable opening draw with Spain by taking a point from Uruguay.
Cape Verde, ranked 63rd, will head into their final Group H game against Saudi Arabia knowing that victory will secure passage into the next round.
"Since the beginning, what we've been saying is that we would like to compete at the highest possible level, and that's what we're trying to do," Bubista said.
"We're here to compete to achieve a new dream, which is to qualify for the second round. We have the utmost respect for all of our opponents... but we're now at a point of saying yes, we will definitely fight for qualification," he added.
Meanwhile, Belgian media lambasted the Red Devils's lacklustre scoreless draw against Iran, with the team's ageing stars drawing scorn from newspapers. "Shameful," Flemish daily Het Laatste Nieuws (HLN) titled after the disappointing performance in Los Angeles.
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