One of World Cup's great stories - can Cape Verde become legends?

One of World Cup's great stories - can Cape Verde become legends?To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.This video can not be playedFigure caption, Cape Verde continue to surprise with entertaining Uruguay drawByAdam MillingtonBBC Sport journalistPublished22 June 2026303 CommentsCape Verde's World Cup campaign will go down in history - and they are now on the cusp of going a step further.They had already produced one of the biggest shocks of all time as they drew with Spain (who were 65 places higher in Fifa's world rankings) in their tournament debut.The Blue Sharks showed their class again on the game's biggest stage on Sunday by holding two-time winners Uruguay, and are in serious contention for a place in the knockouts.They were creative, entertaining and confident in their thrilling 2-2 draw, and also produced another dose of the steely determination that guided them to their shock result against Spain.The archipelago of 10 islands in the Atlantic Ocean, with a population of just under 525,000 according to the latest figures from the World Bank, have now held their own against two World Cup stalwarts.No heroics were needed from goalkeeper Vozinha - who rose from 40,000 Instagram followers before the game against Spain to more than 15 million - this time as they limited Uruguay to just two shots on target, but heroes were found at the other end of the pitch."They will be checking their phones to see how many followers they have," said former Wales defender Ashley Wiliams on BBC One.Vozinha's mother was not able to attend the Spain match because of the high cost of obtaining a visa to enter the USA but she was present in Miami, and treated to an enthralling display.Image source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Helio Varela equalised for Cape Verde against UruguayThe 40-year-old keeper who inspired Cape Verde's historic debutPublished15 JuneThe key stats as Cape Verde earn shock draw against SpainPublish...