European champions Spain have been held to a shock 0-0 draw by tiny World Cup debutants Cape Verde on Monday.
Considered one of many sturdy pre-tournament favorites, Spain had been anticipated to cruise previous Cape Verde of their Group H opener in Atlanta.
However regardless of having fun with 74 p.c possession and laying siege to the Cape Verde objective, the 2010 world champions have been unable to discover a breakthrough in opposition to the underdogs from the volcanic archipelago of simply 525,000 individuals, who’re ranked as 2000-1 outsiders to win the World Cup by a number of betting web sites.
Not even the introduction of Barcelona famous person Lamine Yamal off the bench might engineer a objective for Luis de la Fuente’s males.
Cape Verde’s gamers and supporters, in the meantime, celebrated wildly after securing an inconceivable level in what was their first-ever World Cup match.
The underdogs, nicknamed the Blue Sharks, had by no means certified for the World Cup, however have been boosted of their bid to qualify for the finals after FIFA’s growth of the event to 48 groups.
