The Cape Verde national team continued its adventure in the 2026 FIFA World Cup in America, Mexico and Canada, and succeeded in obtaining the second point in the tournament after forcing Uruguay to a 2-2 draw, on Monday, in the second round of Group H. Cape Verde took the lead in the 21st minute through Kevin Pena, which was the first goal in the history of the African country in the World Cup, but Uruguay scored an equalizer through Maximiliano Araujo in the 44th minute. In the sixth minute of stoppage time in the first half, Augustin Canobbio scored Uruguay's second goal, then Helio Varela took advantage of goalkeeper Fernando Muslera's mistake to score the second goal for Cape Verde in the 61st minute. With this result, the chances of the teams in the group are on the rise, as Uruguay and Cape Verde have two points, while the Saudi team has one point, which means there are chances of qualifying for all teams. The African team will play with Saudi Arabia, while Uruguay faces Spain, which leads with 4 points.