Cabo Verde

Cabo Verde is living a historic moment: it makes its World Cup debut in 2026, the first qualification in its history to football’s biggest stage. It belongs to the CAF (Africa) confederation and currently sits at #67 in the FIFA ranking, which places it as a national team building its international profile. In the 2026 World Cup draw it was placed in Group H alongside España (#2 FIFA), Uruguay (#17 FIFA), Arabia Saudí (#60 FIFA). On paper, this is a highly demanding group, with sides firmly established in the international landscape. España stands out as the group’s benchmark by ranking, while Arabia Saudí closes the section at #60. Cabo Verde is one of the 9 African representatives at the 2026 World Cup, the first edition expanded to 48 national teams. The World Cup debut is in itself a milestone for Cabo Verde: any positive result in the group stage will be written into the country’s football history. On FutbolQuiniela you can follow the full schedule of Cabo Verde at the 2026 World Cup, browse its squad, check its recent form and make match-by-match predictions to compete in the quiniela.