{"slug": "cape-verde-secures-stunning-0-0-draw-with-spain-in-its-world-cup-debut", "title": "Cape Verde secures stunning 0-0 draw with Spain in its World Cup debut", "summary": "Cape Verde held Spain to a 0-0 draw in its World Cup debut, with 40-year-old goalkeeper Vozinha making several key saves. The result is the biggest shock of the tournament so far, as European champion Spain failed to break down the underdog from the islands of half a million people.", "body_md": "**Getting your**\n\n[Trinity Audio](//trinityaudio.ai)player ready...**By JAMES ROBSON, AP Soccer Writer**\n\nATLANTA (AP) — Tiny Cape Verde pulled off a stunning result in its World Cup debut, shutting out heavily favored Spain.\n\nAn impressive performance by 40-year-old goalkeeper Vozinha helped Cape Verde play one of the favorites to in the tournament to a 0-0 draw. The final score is the biggest shock of the tournament so far.\n\nCape Verde actually had a chance to in the game, but Diney Borges’ late header was saved by Spain keeper Unai Simon.\n\nEuropean champion Spain’s roster is filled with superstar players. But they were frustrated by the underdogs from Cape Verde, with Vozinha pulling off a string of saves before halftime.\n\nBarcelona forward Ferran Torres came closest to scoring for Spain, hitting the bar with shot and later forcing a save from Vozinha on another well-struck ball.\n\nThe keeper also denied Pedri and pushed away another potential score late in the half.\n\nCape Verde — a group of islands with around half a million inhabitants — is playing at its first World Cup.\n\nThe 2010 champion Spain is aiming to win the World Cup for a second time, but coach Luis de la Fuente warned on Sunday that Cape Verde could be one of the surprise teams of the tournament.\n\nCape Verde continued to defend stubbornly in the second half and not even teenage star Lamine Yamal could turn the game Spain’s way after he entered the match.\n\n*James Robson is at https://x.com/jamesalanrobson*\n\n*AP World Cup coverage: **https://apnews.com/hub/fifa-world-cup*", "url": "https://wpnews.pro/news/cape-verde-secures-stunning-0-0-draw-with-spain-in-its-world-cup-debut", "canonical_source": "https://www.mercurynews.com/2026/06/15/spain-cape-verde-highlights/", "published_at": "2026-06-15 18:10:10+00:00", "updated_at": "2026-06-15 18:40:55.042914+00:00", "lang": "en", "topics": ["ai-safety"], "entities": ["Cape Verde", "Spain", "Vozinha", "Diney Borges", "Unai Simon", "Ferran Torres", "Pedri", "Lamine Yamal"], "alternates": {"html": "https://wpnews.pro/news/cape-verde-secures-stunning-0-0-draw-with-spain-in-its-world-cup-debut", "markdown": "https://wpnews.pro/news/cape-verde-secures-stunning-0-0-draw-with-spain-in-its-world-cup-debut.md", "text": "https://wpnews.pro/news/cape-verde-secures-stunning-0-0-draw-with-spain-in-its-world-cup-debut.txt", "jsonld": "https://wpnews.pro/news/cape-verde-secures-stunning-0-0-draw-with-spain-in-its-world-cup-debut.jsonld"}}