FOR long spells of this absolute thriller, little Cape Verde appeared to be on the brink of something spectacular. Kevin Pina had scored his country’s first ever World Cup goal in their debut

Cabo Verde held Latin Americans Uruguay to a 2-all draw at the Miami Stadium, Miami Gardens on Sunday evening in Group H.

Iran coach Amir Ghalenoei said Saturday he has been told US travel restrictions on his Fifa World Cup team will finally be eased for their third group game, but blasted the treatment they have received so far for damaging their on-field performance.

Uruguay and Cape Verde played out a 2-2 draw in their second World Cup Group H game in which the tournament debutant went toe-to-toe with the South American heavyweight in an entertaining end-to-end game.

Cape Verde put in another brilliant display and made history on their way to a 2-2 draw against Uruguay as they sprang another surprise.