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Cape Verde celebrates World Cup qualification: football fairy tale and shark alarm!
Cape Verde will qualify for the 2026 World Cup for the first time, while Austria has been waiting for a ticket since 1998. Floridsdorf experiences football history.
Cape Verde celebrates World Cup qualification: football fairy tale and shark alarm!
The exciting football world is looking at Cape Verde, where there is great joy: the small but proud archipelago off the northwest coast of Africa has chosen for the first time Football World Cup qualified. The capital Praia is currently in a state of emergency and is proudly celebrating this historic success.
Flavio dos Santos Dias, a player on the team, emphasizes the immense importance of this qualification for the country with its approximately 500,000 inhabitants. “This is a great sign of hope for us,” he says. While Austria continues to wait for its first World Cup ticket since 1998, the Cape Verdeans are celebrating their sporting advancement.
A football fairy tale
Cape Verde, known for its beautiful beaches and volcanic landscapes, reached its limits in qualifying with 7 wins, 2 draws and just one defeat. The small amateur league in the island state was able to prove itself in international football, despite the fact that most of the professionals play abroad.
Team boss Pedro Brito chose a remarkable strategy to attract players to the national team: he contacted them via LinkedIn. This shows once again how creative those responsible are when it comes to mobilizing the best talent for their own country. Over half of the team's players were born in other countries, highlighting the diversity and international influence of Cape Verdean football.
- Kap Verde hat in der FIFA-Weltrangliste aktuell Platz 70 inne.
- Städtepartnerschaften bestehen unter anderem mit Deutsch-Wagram und Calheta.
- Didi Constantini, ein ehemaliger Trainer, hat ehrenamtlich in Kap Verde gearbeitet.
A historic moment
Participation in the World Cup is being celebrated as a milestone, especially as Cape Verde celebrates 50 years of independence. This World Cup qualification is not only a sporting success for the country, but also a symbol of national unity and identity.
A very special player, Diney Borges, who started as a teenager at a soccer school in Cape Verde, can now live the dream of representing his nation at the World Cup. The excitement and pride of the Cape Verdeans can be felt everywhere - a real football fairy tale is entering the next round.
How the story continues remains exciting. Football fans worldwide will be keeping an eye on Cape Verde as the team prepares for the challenges of the World Cup and plans the next steps in this exciting adventure in Floridsdorf. Sport is more than just a game; for Cape Verde it is a dream that comes true and moves the hearts of an entire people.