Cape Verde
The Cape Verde national football team represents Cape Verde in men's international football, and is controlled by the Cape Verdean Football Federation. The team is nicknamed Tubarões Azuis (Blue Sharks in Portuguese). Wikipedia
| Official name | Federação Caboverdiana de Futebol |
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| Stadium | Cape Verde |
| Founded | 1982 (age 44) |
| FIFA Ranking | 69 Place (-2) |
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| Competitions |
 FIFA Series |
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Goal Gilson Tavares 63', Cape Verde-Serbia 3:0
Goal Laros Duarte 59', Cape Verde-Serbia 2:0
Goal Kevin Pina 11', Cape Verde-Serbia 1:0
Cape Verde 3 - 0 Serbia Highlights
Goal Kelvin Pires 67', Cape Verde-Finland 1:1
Goal Naatan Skyttä 45', Cape Verde-Finland 0:1
Cape Verde 1 - 1 Finland Highlights
Goal Gonzalo Tapia 79', Chile-Cape Verde 4:2
Goal Felipe Loyola 67', Chile-Cape Verde 3:2
Goal Maximiliano Gutierrez 58', Chile-Cape Verde 2:2
Goal Sidny Cabral 45', Chile-Cape Verde 1:2
Edilson Alberto Monteiro Sanches Borges red card (Chile-Cape Verde 43')
Vozinha reveals how the World Cup changed his mind
dailysports.net2 days
A key figure in the Cape Verde national team, the goalkeeper has put his international retirement on hold
dailysports.net
World Cup 2026 – Group H guide: Favourites Spain take on Uruguay as Cape Verde fairytale begins
Yahoo3 days
The expanded 2026 World Cup sees a record 48 teams compete to lift the biggest prize in football, but while there are plenty of new faces and potential fairytales in North America this summer, one thing remains the same – the usual suspects are favou
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Cape Verde World Cup 2026 team guide
theguardian.com3 days
This article is part of the Guardian’s 2026 World Cup Experts’ Network, a cooperation between some of the best media organisations from the 48 countries who qualified. theguardian.
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| Goalkeeper | ||||
| 1 |
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Vózinha | age 40 |  |
| 12 |
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Márcio Rosa | age 29 |  |
| 23 |
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Carlos Dos Santos | age 25 |  |
| Defender | ||||
| 2 |
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Ianique dos Santos Tavares Stopira | age 38 |  |
| 3 |
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Edilson Alberto Monteiro Sanches Borges | age 31 |  |
| 4 |
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Roberto Lopes | age 33 |  |
| 5 |
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Logan Costa | age 25 |  |
| 13 |
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Sidny Cabral | age 23 | |
| 22 |
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Steven Moreira | age 31 |  |
| 24 |
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Wagner Pina | age 23 |  |
| 25 |
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Kelvin Pires | age 26 | |
| Midfielder | ||||
| 6 |
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Kevin Pina | age 29 |  |
| 10 |
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Jamiro Monteiro | age 32 |  |
| 14 |
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Deroy Duarte | age 26 |  |
| 15 |
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Laros Duarte | age 29 |  |
| 16 |
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Yannick Semedo | age 30 |  |
| 18 |
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Telmo Arcanjo | age 24 |  |
| Forward | ||||
| 7 |
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Jovane Cabral | age 27 |  |
| 8 |
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João Paulino | age 28 |  |
| 9 |
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Gilson Tavares | age 24 |  |
| 11 |
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Garry Mendes Rodrigues | age 35 |  |
| 17 |
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Willy Afonso Semedo | age 32 |  |
| 19 |
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Dailon Livramento | age 25 | |
| 20 |
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Ryan Mendes | age 36 |  |
| 21 |
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Nuno Miguel Da Costa | age 35 |  |
| 26 |
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Hélio Varela | age 24 |  |
