
Cape Verde's 40-year-old goalkeeper shocks Spain to 0-0 draw in historic World Cup debut
Google News Top—Debutants Cape Verde held European champions Spain scoreless in their first-ever World Cup match, with a 40-year-old goalkeeper delivering the shutout and becoming an overnight global story. Lamine Yamal, Spain's 18-year-old prodigy, had been named among the substitutes despite fitness clearance and did not start the opener. The result — arguably the biggest upset of the early tournament — sent Cape Verde fans celebrating across the island nation into the night.
- Google News Top — Cape Verde's 40-year-old goalkeeper shuts out Spain in one of the World Cup's biggest upsets
- HuffPost — US News — Cape Verde goalkeeper shuts out tournament favorite Spain in one of the World Cup biggest upsets
- The Independent (UK) — Cape Verde fans celebrate across the island nation after country's first World Cup match
- NPR — 40-year-old Cape Verde goalkeeper holds Spain scoreless in historic World Cup debut draw
- CBS News — Underdog Cape Verde stuns Spain 0-0 in its first-ever World Cup match, shocking fans worldwide
- Defector — Cape Verde holds Spain to 0-0 draw in stunning World Cup upset
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- Dawn — Spain held to goalless draw by World Cup debutants Cape Verde
- Channel News Asia — Cape Verde fans celebrating across the island nation after the shock result
- Drudge Report — Cape Verde shocks European champions Spain with historic World Cup draw
- France 24 — Debutants Cape Verde hold European champions Spain to a shocking World Cup draw
- Al Jazeera — Spain held to shock draw by World Cup debutants Cape Verde in opening match
- NBC News — the 40-year-old goalkeeper who blanked Spain is the story of the tournament's opening round
- Washington Post — Cape Verde stuns Spain with a 0-0 draw in the African nation's World Cup debut
- Al Jazeera — World Cup 2026: Spain vs Cape Verde match live updates and analysis
- Al Jazeera — Yamal listed among substitutes despite fitness clearance; did not start vs. Cape Verde
- CBS News — Yamal, 18, discussed his multicultural roots and rise from Barcelona's youth academy
- CBS News — Yamal gave a full pre-tournament interview to 60 Minutes before the opener