HOUSTON — It seemed a cruel fate, that after stifling two storied soccer nations and gutting out another 90-plus minutes to secure a scoreless draw against Saudi Arabia, Cape Verde players had one more agonizing wait.
After the final whistle sounded at NRG Stadium and Saudi Arabia players dropped to their knees in anguish, the men in blue huddled anxiously around a phone screen on the sidelines to watch another match taking place across the Mexican border nearly 1,000 miles away.
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Seconds ticked by and a stadium collectively held its breath. When Spain’s 1-0 win over Uruguay confirmed Cape Verde’s advancement to
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