The Cape Verde team set a unique record at the World Cup after scoring against Uruguay

The Cape Verde national team tied the match in the 2nd round of Group H of the 2026 FIFA World Cup with Uruguay (2:2), opening the scoring with a direct free kick. Thus, the African team became the first in history to score their debut goal at the World Cup from a free kick. This was reported by the OptaJoe account on the social network X. Note that the historic goal for Cape Verde was scored by Krasnodar midfielder Kevin Lenini. In the 1st round, Uruguay drew with Saudi Arabia (1:1), and the Cape Verde team sensationally took points from Spain, finishing the match with a score of 0:0. In the final, 3rd round of the group stage, Uruguay will play against Spain, and Cape Verde will play against Saudi Arabia, both matches will take place on June 27. The group stage of the tournament runs from June 11 to June 27. Each team plays one match against their group opponents. The top two teams from each group, as well as the eight third-place teams, advance to the playoffs.

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