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Proud Cape Verde coach Bubista bids bittersweet farewell to World Cup

World Cup

Cape Verde's Sidny Lopes Cabral celebrates scoring their second goal with teammates during their World Cup Round of 32 match against Argentina uon July 3, 2025 at Miami Stadium in Florida, US.

Photo credit: Reuters

By  Reuters

Cape Verde coach Bubista felt huge pride in his team after they took three-times world champions Argentina to the wire before losing a thrilling last-32 clash at the World Cup on Friday.

The 67th-ranked Africans have been the surprise package of their first global finals, drawing with former champions Spain and Uruguay in the group phase before going down 3-2 after extra time against the title holders.

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