Spain vs Cape Verde World Cup 2026 Predictions and Picks Spain host Cape Verde in Atlanta on June 15 in their Group H opener. Our pick: Spain win and over 3.5 goals against a side making its World Cup debut. Sports Lens · Jun 11
The Other Vindictive Part of Kilmar Abrego Garcia's Case A judge last week threw out a criminal indictment against him on the grounds that it was tainted by vindictiveness. But that same spirit infects another part of his story that few people have discussed. Reason · May 27
Cabo Verde 2026 World Cup Preview: Debutants Capable of Turning Heads The African archipelago is competing at the World Cup for the first time. Sports Illustrated · May 14
Trump news at a glance: president shrugs off highest gas prices in years Trump claims US makes ‘a lot of money’ when oil prices go up, but rising costs could become political liability – key US politics stories from 12 March The Guardian - US · Mar 13
China’s new tariff-free regime for Africa: the potential upside and downside China’s President Xi Jinping announced in February 2026 that from 1 May China would be granting zero-tariff treatment to 53 African countries. (That is all of them bar Eswatini, which supports Taiwan.) The Conversation · Mar 12
Cape Verde add new line to list of old names from Africa at 48-team World Cup Of the nine nations definitely heading to next year's World Cup from the African confederation, only Cape Verde will be sending a squad to the competition for the first time. Radio France Internationale · Oct 15, 2025
Cape Verde beat Eswatini to clinch first-ever World Cup berth after fairytale qualifying run The West African side will become the second-smallest nation by population to play at the World Cup finals Evening Standard · Oct 13, 2025
Pastures green: Cape Verde show no fear to reach World Cup for the first time Cape Verde qualified for the football World Cup for the first time after dispatching Eswatini 3-0 on Monday night at the National Stadium in Praia. Radio France Internationale · Oct 13, 2025
How to watch Cape Verde vs Eswatini: Live streams as history beckons for Blue Sharks in World Cup qualifier History beckons for Blue Sharks as a win would send them to their first World Cup – here's how to watch Cape Verde vs Eswatini online, on TV, and from anywhere today. FourFourTwo · Oct 13, 2025
African nations that faced steep Trump tariffs get some relief but mostly more uncertainty African nations that were facing some of the steepest reciprocal tariffs from the Trump administration have been given a moment of relief with the pausing of the duties The Independent UK · Apr 10, 2025
Road to 2026: Gabon edge past Kenya to pile pressure on Cote d'Ivoire Gabon retook pole position in the race with Cote d'Ivoire to play at the 2026 World Cup with a 2-1 victory over Kenya on Sunday afternoon. Radio France Internationale · Mar 23, 2025
Players who scored directly from corners The first official goal directly from a corner was scored in 1924. Here, a look at the players in the men's game who have done it more recently... FourFourTwo · Dec 22, 2024
UAE Blocks Eswatini Ships In Crackdown On Russian 'Shadow Fleet' UAE denies entry to Eswatini ships over concerns of Russia's 'shadow fleet' evading sanctions. Risks include poor vessel conditions and lack of accountabil... Top News · Aug 14, 2024
Taiwan's Next President Goes Shrimp Fishing With Foreign Guests They might have bigger fish to fry, but Taiwan's next president and vice president spent the eve of their inauguration on Sunday dangling rods over a murky pond at a shrimp fishing farm. International Business Times · May 19, 2024
Reuters · Jul 21, 2022 Factbox-World leaders who contracted COVID-19 Many world leaders and senior officials have contracted COVID-19 since the start of the pandemic more than two years ago. Some, such as Canada's Justin Trudeau and Mexico's Andres Manuel Lopez Obrado, have caught the virus twice.