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Cape Verde held reigning European champions Spain to a 0-0 draw in their World Cup debut on Monday, widely called the biggest shock of the 2026 tournament so far. The result has sent the tiny island nation of roughly 524,800 people into global conversation overnight.
Cape Verde, an archipelagic West African nation, is trending after holding reigning European champions Spain to a 0-0 draw in their World Cup debut on Monday, described as the biggest shock of the 2026 tournament so far.
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