Uruguay were held to a draw (Photo: Carmen Mandato – FIFA/FIFA via Getty Images)
Cape Verde vs Uruguay: Second consecutive match in the FIFA World Cup 2026 and second consecutive miracle for Cape Verde, a country with a population of 5.5 lakhs. Once again he did not kneel. For the first time, while playing the FIFA World Cup, he did not lose another match. After Spain, Uruguay’s team also failed to defeat it. While Cape Verde had held one-time world champion Spain to a 0-0 draw, two-time world champion Uruguay was forced to play out a 2-2 draw. After these two draws, Cape Verde has 2 points in the points table and are in the race to go to the Round of 32.
This player did wonders within 136 seconds of entering the field
Cape Verde team was trailing 1-2 at one point in the match. The danger of defeat was looming over him. In such a situation, he fielded his trump card Helio Varela in the 57th minute of the match. Varela did his job in the 136th second of entering the field. In the 60th minute of the match, he scored the goal which tied the match between Cape Verde and Uruguay at 2-2. Not only was this the most important goal of the match, it was also the first goal of Helio Varela’s international career.
This happened for the first time in 60 years
Earlier, the first goal of the match was also scored by Cape Verde. In the 21st minute of the match, Pina scored that goal through a free kick in the goal post of Uruguay, after which Cape Verde not only took a 1-0 lead in the match but also became the first team in the history of FIFA World Cup in the last 60 years to score its first goal from a free kick. The last time a team scored its first goal from a free kick in the FIFA World Cup was in 1966.
Cape Verde played a draw with Uruguay
However, Uruguay not only equalized Cape Verde’s lead before the end of the first half but also took a 2-1 lead by scoring another goal in the extra time of the first half. The first half ended with Uruguay taking the lead but the match ended with a historic 2-2 draw which Cape Verde managed to achieve.
Wojinha’s mother watched the match sitting in the stadium
For Cape Verdean goalkeeper Vozinha, who was the hero of the first match against Spain, the match against Uruguay was even more important. Because, his mother was present in the stadium to watch this match. In the presence of his mother, Vojinha and his team have now done another miracle.
