AS Cape Verde became the smallest nation to qualify for next year’s World Cup, the celebrations were loud enough to hear halfway across the world in host continent North America. In fact, a public

The Island country, home to around 525,000 people, is the second smallest nation ever to qualify for a World Cup finals after Iceland.

Shamrock Rovers defender Roberto Lopes is relishing the week of his life - helping Cape Verde qualify for the World Cup, aiming for League of Ireland success with Shamrock Rovers, and expecting his first child with his wife.

Many international soccer games, particularly those involving Cape Verde Islands and other African nations, are shown on ESPN and their official streaming ESPN Select. ESPN and content available on ESPN Select are both available via the popular streaming service Fubo, who offer new customers of theirs a free five day trial.

For Eswatini, Ntibane may rotate his squad in search of freshness. Mcolisi Manana could come into the backline for Siphosethu Mabilisa, while Innocent Dlamini is pushing to start in midfield ahead of Banele Ndzabandzaba.