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The star of the Cape Verde national team, Danny Borges, responded to the player of the Spanish national team, Rodri, after the meeting between the two teams of the 2026 World Cup.
Spain settled for a goalless draw against Cape Verdesquandering two valuable points in the race for first place in the group amid anger over technical choices based on the coaching staff.
Emirati central defender Al Batayeh, one of the captains of the Cape Verde national team, told the newspaper.Brand:Just hours after achieving the first loud surprise in the World Championship.
He said: “I think people look at us with a mixture of skepticism and curiosity. We are a strange country, few people really know us. Well… few people knew us before the match against Spain.
Perhaps this is where the story began. What was considered one of the biggest setbacks in Spanish history was a dream for the Cape Verdeans that they never wanted to end.
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“I think that now people will start to know us and be more interested in our country and the quality of what we have. I think putting Cape Verde on the world football map was a big win for us. But we are ambitious and want more.”
“People don’t realize how much this all means to us. Cape Verde is really our life,” he added.
Rodri’s criticism of Cape Verde
As for Rodri, the Spanish player, criticizing the game of Cape Verde, defending with numerical density and stressing that the team does not go beyond the middle of the pitch, Borges replied:
He emphasized. “He is one of the greatest footballers in the world and we all respect him. It is normal for us to be disappointed after a match where we wanted to win. We played fair and played to our strengths.”
He explained. “If you try to follow any of these teams, you lose big. We have to be realistic.”
“This group of players realizes that they are living a unique experience. We’ve all dreamed of this throughout our careers, and now that we have the opportunity to achieve it, we have to do everything for each other and for our fans.”
He continued. “This is our first participation in the World Cup… If this does not motivate us, then what will motivate us, there is nothing more important than this… Most of us came from the bottom, completely from the bottom, and we had to go a long way to get here.”
He continued. “Can you imagine what that really means to us? All the hours we spent away from our families, all the days we fought, all the days we dreamed of being here, all those days we tried to compete with the best.”
However, the Cape Verdean defender rejects any epic narrative based solely on resilience. “The game against Spain showed our individual quality, but above all our spirit. We knew we had to be a humble team against Spain. We had to know how to endure suffering and be smart in looking for the opponent’s goal in the few opportunities we had.” He continued. “You can see a very united team on the field. Defensively, we had an almost perfect match. We kept our energy and faith until the end.”
“Contrary to what many people might think, we are not a defensive team, we like to play attacking football, but in the World Cup you have to be smart.”
As for the brilliant game of Fuzenya, the goalkeeper of the Spanish national team, he commented. “He is an inspiration to all of us. He is a true role model for all young people in Cape Verde and a true leader for us.”
But he is not satisfied with that, but adds: “There is a lot of talent in this group, as well as in other Cape Verdean footballers who are not here with us for one reason or another.”
Cape Verde vs Saudi Arabia and Uruguay
The player from Cape Verde said. “Contrary to what many people think, we are not a defensive team. We have a high quality of possession and prefer an attacking game, but in the World Cup we have to be smart.”
He mentioned about the upcoming competitors. “We cannot underestimate Saudi Arabia or Uruguay, they are two very strong teams and they will most likely win against us.”
He added: “We realize that our responsibility is greater, the eyes of the whole world will be on us.”
He concluded. “I know a lot of offers have started reaching my agents, but my focus is now on the national team. If possible, the later the better, because that will mean we’ve reached a higher stage of the tournament.”
