Cape Verde certified for the World Cup for the primary time, punching their ticket to the 2026 finals with a 3-0 win over Eswatini.
The Blue Sharks put themselves within the field seat to qualify from CAF Group D with a 1-0 dwelling win over Cameroon final month.
Cape Verde fluffed their traces with the possibility to qualify towards Libya final Wednesday, drawing 3-3.
However they made no mistake towards winless Eswatini.
Dailon Livramento put Cape Verde forward three minutes into the second half, earlier than Willy Semedo volleyed of their second.
Stopira added a 3rd in stoppage time to ship the gang on the nationwide stadium into raptures, with Cape Verde turning into the second-smallest nation in historical past to qualify for the World Cup.
Cape Verde has a inhabitants of practically 525,000. Iceland stays the smallest nation to qualify for the World Cup, having completed so for the primary time in 2018.
Cameroon, who drew 0-0 with Angola, will enter the play-offs.
Namibia may even enter the play-offs as runners-up in Group H regardless of shedding 3-0 to already certified Tunisia.
Liberia did not benefit from Namibia’s defeat, as they had been held to a 1-1 draw by Equatorial Guinea, ending their hopes of qualifying for the primary time.
