You Can’t Write This
TSN/FIFA World Cup 2026
Every now and then, the sports world hands us a story so beautifully ridiculous it feels like a movie in the making.
Yesterday, at the FIFA World Cup, tiny Cape Verde (population 611,000) made their World Cup debut against a major European powerhouse Spain, entering the match as massive -1200 underdogs.
Nobody gave them a prayer.
Instead, a 40-year-old goalkeeper playing in Portugal’s second division put on the performance of a lifetime, became an legend both online and in his home country.
