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The 2026 World Cup witnessed an unprecedented historic record as Uruguay and Cape Verde met in a thrilling 2-2 draw, becoming the first World Cup match to bring together the two least populous nations in the tournament’s history.
According to the Argentine TYC network, the total population of the two countries does not exceed 4 million, as Uruguay has about 3.5 million people, despite two world titles (1930 and 1950), while Cape Verde’s population is only 530 thousand people, of which 120 thousand live in the capital Praia.
Africa’s first-time World Cup side produced an exceptional performance that stunned onlookers as Kevin Pena opened the scoring with a superb free-kick to score his country’s first ever World Cup goal, before Helio Varela scored the second to cement Cape Verde’s surprise, previously strong title haul.
On the other hand, Uruguay, under the leadership of their coach Marcelo Bielsa, continued their poor results after the opening draw against Saudi Arabia (1-1), in the eighth group that witnessed a remarkable balance after the first round, when the four teams were tied with one point each.
After the end of the second period, Spain jumped to the top position with 4 points after a crushing victory over Saudi Arabia (4-0), while Uruguay and Cape Verde increased their points to two points, and Saudi Arabia froze one point at the bottom of the standings.
