Overview

• Dailon Rocha Livramento, Willy Semedo and Stopira scored in Praia as the Blue Sharks clinched qualification with a 3-0 victory.
• Cabo Verde topped CAF Group D with 23 points from seven wins, two draws and one defeat to secure a direct berth.
• The outcome pushed Cameroon off the automatic places and into the CAF repechage route.
• The government declared a half-day holiday, a 15,000-capacity crowd packed the Estádio Nacional, and tickets sold out quickly at outlets including gas stations and a bakery.
• The debut makes Cabo Verde one of the smallest nations ever to reach a World Cup, powered by a squad built through its global diaspora, with 14 of 25 recent call-ups born abroad.