Cape Verde’s magical World Cup run will continue. Cape Verde punched its ticket to the round of 32 with a 0-0 draw against Saudi Arabia on Friday, June 26 at NRG Stadium, another gritty draw for the tiny West African island nation competing in its first World Cup.

Saudi Arabia’s World Cup match in Houston is basically a home game. But nobody will mind if you cheer for Cape Verde instead, writes.

Game summary of the Indonesia vs. Saudi Arabia Fifa World Cup Qualifying - Afc game, final score 2-3, from October 8, 2025 on ESPN.

Saudi Arabia's hasty coach change before the World Cup raises fresh doubts after an early exit from Group H. The switch from Herve Renard to Georgios Donis was aimed at breaking a streak of poor results,

Saudi Arabia soccer officials issued an apology Friday after the national team failed to acknowledge a tribute to victims of last weekend's London Bridge

Despite lavish funding of domestic league the Green Eagles remained grounded with a poor showing in North America