Cape Verde at the FIFA World Cup

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Cape Verde will appear in the finals of the FIFA World Cup for the first time in 2026. On 13 October 2025, they qualified for the finals for the first time after 3–0 victory over Eswatini.[1][2] By the time of their qualification, Cape Verde was highlighted as the smallest country by land area and the second least populated country to qualify for the World Cup, with a land area of 4,033 square kilometres (1,557 sq mi) and a population of just under 525,000.[3][4] However, the qualification of Curaçao a month later meant that Cape Verde would now become the second-smallest country by land area and the third least-populated.[5]

FIFA World Cup record Qualification record
Year Round Position Pld W D* L GF GA Squad Pld W D L GF GA
1930 to 1974 Part of Portugal Part of Portugal
1978 and 1982 Not a member of FIFA Not a member of FIFA
1986 to 1998 Did not enter Did not enter
South Korea Japan 2002 Did not qualify 2 0 1 1 0 2
Germany 2006 12 4 2 6 12 16
South Africa 2010 6 3 0 3 7 8
Brazil 2014 6 3 0 3 9 7
Russia 2018 8 3 0 5 6 13
Qatar 2022 6 3 2 1 8 6
Canada Mexico United States 2026 Qualified 10 7 2 1 16 8
Morocco Portugal Spain 2030 To be determined To be determined
Saudi Arabia 2034
Total 1/10 0 0 0 0 0 0 50 22 8 20 52 57

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