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World Cup Spot to Go to Finale for Cape Verde and Lopes
Cape Verde remains top of Group D with 20 points after a 3-3 draw in Libya and must win against Eswatini to secure their first World Cup spot.
- On Wednesday, Cameroon beat Mauritius 2-0 in Group D qualifying, with Nicolas Ngamaleu scoring after 57 minutes and Bryan Mbeumo adding a stoppage-time second.
- The Group D rules give only one automatic spot while the runner-up enters a six-team playoff route, and the Cape Verde national football team must win or match Cameroon to qualify.
- After going 3-1 down early in Tripoli, an own goal by Roberto Lopes and a Libya goalkeeper error by Murad Al Wuheeshi helped Cape Verde national football team draw 3-3 with late goals from Sidny Cabral and Willy Semedo.
- Having missed late chances, Roberto Lopes' Cape Verde national football team must wait and will host Eswatini national football team on Monday for a final qualifying chance.
- If Cape Verde qualify, they would be the second-smallest World Cup nation with a population of approximately 525,000, compared to Iceland's roughly 350,000, the smallest in 2018.
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CAPE TOWN (Reuters) -Tiny Cape Verde will have to wait five more days before getting a last chance to secure a first-ever World Cup spot after they drew 3-3 away in a thrilling encounter in Libya on Wednesday. Read full story
Cape Verde, which could qualify for the 2026 World Cup if it were necessary in Libya, fell from high. The Blue Sharks were held in check by the Libyans (3-3) who are reviving the suspense in this group D. Cameroon, which hardly beat Mauritius (2-0), returns to two points in Cape Verde.
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