Cape Verde centre-back Roberto Lopes gets a warm Irish send-off as the Shamrock Rovers player departs for the World Cup.

The team made an incredible run last fall to advance to the World Cup for the first time in history, igniting a frenzy over the team in Dorchester’s large Cape Verdean community. Bringing them to the parade will be the icing on the cake of this historic run,

Yamal and Williams both missed the end of the club season due to hamstring injuries but De la Fuente included them in his World Cup squad anyway

Before Cape Verde made its World Cup debut, Sandro Mendes was one of the players to have represented the national team during his international career, giving him a unique insight into the progress Cape Verdean football has made in this small country on its journey to the world's biggest football tournament.

Cape Verde will make its World Cup debut at the 2026 tournament in the United States, Mexico and Canada. In the third instalment of a four-part series, RFI looks at the journey of the second

Cape Verde, officially known as Cabo Verde, secured a historic first-ever FIFA World Cup qualification by finishing at the top of a highly competitive CAF qualifying group

As Cape Verde prepares for its historic first World Cup appearance, young footballers and coaches in Praia dare to dream big despite limited resources.

Spain coach Luis de la Fuente said Lamine Yamal could be fit in time for the team's first World Cup match against Cape Verde on June 15 as the forward recovers from a torn left hamstring. Yamal suffered the injury during a match for Barcelona on April 22.