Chigozie Akpa

On this game: 1. Cabo Verde started the game with some panic when they get the ball and want to attack Spain in the early periods of the game. They kept booting the ball right after they recover it from a Spain attack. Wrong thing to do, but it eventually worked out for them. 3. They are doing great with their defensive strategy, so much so that they made Oyarzabal create a record as the first attacker to not touch the ball for 30 minutes in a World Cup match. 4. During the 41st minute, Cabo Verde had a great counterattack; if not for their lack of quality, they ran out of ideas, it should have been a goal. 5. The mental resilience by Cabo Verde really helped stretch the game on 0:0 until the very end, and that's a great quality for a team that wants to go far in the tournament. 6. Spain on the other hand, needed to run in behind the defense of Cabo Verde but seemed not to do so more often or had no idea how to do it against such a solid back line. 7. Rodri has always was brilliant in breaking up the movement of Cabo Verde in the middle but couldn't break passes through the defence. 8. Right when Yamal came in, the pace and tempo of the game went up a bit and even he himself knew it. But as always, he wants to do too much with the ball ⚽ to attract unnecessary attention to himself. He should have been crossing in the ball more since the defenders already figured him out. 9. Cabo Verde gave the defending of the highest order, stayed focused, frustrated Spain and earned for themselves the pride of drawing the second best team in the world and earning their first every World Cup point in history. It was a beautiful game.

On this game: 1. Cabo Verde started the game with some panic when they get the ball and want to attack Spain in the early periods of the game. They kept booting the ball right after they recover it from a Spain attack. Wrong thing to do, but it eventually worked out for them. 3. They are doing great with their defensive strategy, so much so that they made Oyarzabal create a record as the first attacker to not touch the ball for 30 minutes in a World Cup match. 4. During the 41st minute, Cabo Verde had a great counterattack; if not for their lack of quality, they ran out of ideas, it should have been a goal. 5. The mental resilience by Cabo Verde really helped stretch the game on 0:0 until the very end, and that's a great quality for a team that wants to go far in the tournament. 6. Spain on the other hand, needed to run in behind the defense of Cabo Verde but seemed not to do so more often or had no idea how to do it against such a solid back line. 7. Rodri has always was brilliant in breaking up the movement of Cabo Verde in the middle but couldn't break passes through the defence. 8. Right when Yamal came in, the pace and tempo of the game went up a bit and even he himself knew it. But as always, he wants to do too much with the ball ⚽ to attract unnecessary attention to himself. He should have been crossing in the ball more since the defenders already figured him out. 9. Cabo Verde gave the defending of the highest order, stayed focused, frustrated Spain and earned for themselves the pride of drawing the second best team in the world and earning their first every World Cup point in history. It was a beautiful game.

On this game: 1. Cabo Verde started the game with some panic when they get the ball and want to attack Spain in the early periods of the game. They kept booting the ball right after they recover it from a Spain attack. Wrong thing to do, but it eventually worked out for them. 3. They are doing great with their defensive strategy, so much so that they made Oyarzabal create a record as the first attacker to not touch the ball for 30 minutes in a World Cup match. 4. During the 41st minute, Cabo Verde had a great counterattack; if not for their lack of quality, they ran out of ideas, it should have been a goal. 5. The mental resilience by Cabo Verde really helped stretch the game on 0:0 until the very end, and that's a great quality for a team that wants to go far in the tournament. 6. Spain on the other hand, needed to run in behind the defense of Cabo Verde but seemed not to do so more often or had no idea how to do it against such a solid back line. 7. Rodri has always was brilliant in breaking up the movement of Cabo Verde in the middle but couldn't break passes through the defence. 8. Right when Yamal came in, the pace and tempo of the game went up a bit and even he himself knew it. But as always, he wants to do too much with the ball ⚽ to attract unnecessary attention to himself. He should have been crossing in the ball more since the defenders already figured him out. 9. Cabo Verde gave the defending of the highest order, stayed focused, frustrated Spain and earned for themselves the pride of drawing the second best team in the world and earning their first every World Cup point in history. It was a beautiful game.

On this game: 1. Cabo Verde started the game with some panic when they get the ball and want to attack Spain in the early periods of the game. They kept booting the ball right after they recover it from a Spain attack. Wrong thing to do, but it eventually worked out for them. 3. They are doing great with their defensive strategy, so much so that they made Oyarzabal create a record as the first attacker to not touch the ball for 30 minutes in a World Cup match. 4. During the 41st minute, Cabo Verde had a great counterattack; if not for their lack of quality, they ran out of ideas, it should have been a goal. 5. The mental resilience by Cabo Verde really helped stretch the game on 0:0 until the very end, and that's a great quality for a team that wants to go far in the tournament. 6. Spain on the other hand, needed to run in behind the defense of Cabo Verde but seemed not to do so more often or had no idea how to do it against such a solid back line. 7. Rodri has always was brilliant in breaking up the movement of Cabo Verde in the middle but couldn't break passes through the defence. 8. Right when Yamal came in, the pace and tempo of the game went up a bit and even he himself knew it. But as always, he wants to do too much with the ball ⚽ to attract unnecessary attention to himself. He should have been crossing in the ball more since the defenders already figured him out. 9. Cabo Verde gave the defending of the highest order, stayed focused, frustrated Spain and earned for themselves the pride of drawing the second best team in the world and earning their first every World Cup point in history. It was a beautiful game.

On this game: 1. Cabo Verde started the game with some panic when they get the ball and want to attack Spain in the early periods of the game. They kept booting the ball right after they recover it from a Spain attack. Wrong thing to do, but it eventually worked out for them. 3. They are doing great with their defensive strategy, so much so that they made Oyarzabal create a record as the first attacker to not touch the ball for 30 minutes in a World Cup match. 4. During the 41st minute, Cabo Verde had a great counterattack; if not for their lack of quality, they ran out of ideas, it should have been a goal. 5. The mental resilience by Cabo Verde really helped stretch the game on 0:0 until the very end, and that's a great quality for a team that wants to go far in the tournament. 6. Spain on the other hand, needed to run in behind the defense of Cabo Verde but seemed not to do so more often or had no idea how to do it against such a solid back line. 7. Rodri has always was brilliant in breaking up the movement of Cabo Verde in the middle but couldn't break passes through the defence. 8. Right when Yamal came in, the pace and tempo of the game went up a bit and even he himself knew it. But as always, he wants to do too much with the ball ⚽ to attract unnecessary attention to himself. He should have been crossing in the ball more since the defenders already figured him out. 9. Cabo Verde gave the defending of the highest order, stayed focused, frustrated Spain and earned for themselves the pride of drawing the second best team in the world and earning their first every World Cup point in history. It was a beautiful game.

On this game: 1. Cabo Verde started the game with some panic when they get the ball and want to attack Spain in the early periods of the game. They kept booting the ball right after they recover it from a Spain attack. Wrong thing to do, but it eventually worked out for them. 3. They are doing great with their defensive strategy, so much so that they made Oyarzabal create a record as the first attacker to not touch the ball for 30 minutes in a World Cup match. 4. During the 41st minute, Cabo Verde had a great counterattack; if not for their lack of quality, they ran out of ideas, it should have been a goal. 5. The mental resilience by Cabo Verde really helped stretch the game on 0:0 until the very end, and that's a great quality for a team that wants to go far in the tournament. 6. Spain on the other hand, needed to run in behind the defense of Cabo Verde but seemed not to do so more often or had no idea how to do it against such a solid back line. 7. Rodri has always was brilliant in breaking up the movement of Cabo Verde in the middle but couldn't break passes through the defence. 8. Right when Yamal came in, the pace and tempo of the game went up a bit and even he himself knew it. But as always, he wants to do too much with the ball ⚽ to attract unnecessary attention to himself. He should have been crossing in the ball more since the defenders already figured him out. 9. Cabo Verde gave the defending of the highest order, stayed focused, frustrated Spain and earned for themselves the pride of drawing the second best team in the world and earning their first every World Cup point in history. It was a beautiful game.

On this game: 1. Cabo Verde started the game with some panic when they get the ball and want to attack Spain in the early periods of the game. They kept booting the ball right after they recover it from a Spain attack. Wrong thing to do, but it eventually worked out for them. 3. They are doing great with their defensive strategy, so much so that they made Oyarzabal create a record as the first attacker to not touch the ball for 30 minutes in a World Cup match. 4. During the 41st minute, Cabo Verde had a great counterattack; if not for their lack of quality, they ran out of ideas, it should have been a goal. 5. The mental resilience by Cabo Verde really helped stretch the game on 0:0 until the very end, and that's a great quality for a team that wants to go far in the tournament. 6. Spain on the other hand, needed to run in behind the defense of Cabo Verde but seemed not to do so more often or had no idea how to do it against such a solid back line. 7. Rodri has always was brilliant in breaking up the movement of Cabo Verde in the middle but couldn't break passes through the defence. 8. Right when Yamal came in, the pace and tempo of the game went up a bit and even he himself knew it. But as always, he wants to do too much with the ball ⚽ to attract unnecessary attention to himself. He should have been crossing in the ball more since the defenders already figured him out. 9. Cabo Verde gave the defending of the highest order, stayed focused, frustrated Spain and earned for themselves the pride of drawing the second best team in the world and earning their first every World Cup point in history. It was a beautiful game.

On this game: 1. Cabo Verde started the game with some panic when they get the ball and want to attack Spain in the early periods of the game. They kept booting the ball right after they recover it from a Spain attack. Wrong thing to do, but it eventually worked out for them. 3. They are doing great with their defensive strategy, so much so that they made Oyarzabal create a record as the first attacker to not touch the ball for 30 minutes in a World Cup match. 4. During the 41st minute, Cabo Verde had a great counterattack; if not for their lack of quality, they ran out of ideas, it should have been a goal. 5. The mental resilience by Cabo Verde really helped stretch the game on 0:0 until the very end, and that's a great quality for a team that wants to go far in the tournament. 6. Spain on the other hand, needed to run in behind the defense of Cabo Verde but seemed not to do so more often or had no idea how to do it against such a solid back line. 7. Rodri has always was brilliant in breaking up the movement of Cabo Verde in the middle but couldn't break passes through the defence. 8. Right when Yamal came in, the pace and tempo of the game went up a bit and even he himself knew it. But as always, he wants to do too much with the ball ⚽ to attract unnecessary attention to himself. He should have been crossing in the ball more since the defenders already figured him out. 9. Cabo Verde gave the defending of the highest order, stayed focused, frustrated Spain and earned for themselves the pride of drawing the second best team in the world and earning their first every World Cup point in history. It was a beautiful game.

On this game: 1. Cabo Verde started the game with some panic when they get the ball and want to attack Spain in the early periods of the game. They kept booting the ball right after they recover it from a Spain attack. Wrong thing to do, but it eventually worked out for them. 3. They are doing great with their defensive strategy, so much so that they made Oyarzabal create a record as the first attacker to not touch the ball for 30 minutes in a World Cup match. 4. During the 41st minute, Cabo Verde had a great counterattack; if not for their lack of quality, they ran out of ideas, it should have been a goal. 5. The mental resilience by Cabo Verde really helped stretch the game on 0:0 until the very end, and that's a great quality for a team that wants to go far in the tournament. 6. Spain on the other hand, needed to run in behind the defense of Cabo Verde but seemed not to do so more often or had no idea how to do it against such a solid back line. 7. Rodri has always was brilliant in breaking up the movement of Cabo Verde in the middle but couldn't break passes through the defence. 8. Right when Yamal came in, the pace and tempo of the game went up a bit and even he himself knew it. But as always, he wants to do too much with the ball ⚽ to attract unnecessary attention to himself. He should have been crossing in the ball more since the defenders already figured him out. 9. Cabo Verde gave the defending of the highest order, stayed focused, frustrated Spain and earned for themselves the pride of drawing the second best team in the world and earning their first every World Cup point in history. It was a beautiful game.

On this game: 1. Cabo Verde started the game with some panic when they get the ball and want to attack Spain in the early periods of the game. They kept booting the ball right after they recover it from a Spain attack. Wrong thing to do, but it eventually worked out for them. 3. They are doing great with their defensive strategy, so much so that they made Oyarzabal create a record as the first attacker to not touch the ball for 30 minutes in a World Cup match. 4. During the 41st minute, Cabo Verde had a great counterattack; if not for their lack of quality, they ran out of ideas, it should have been a goal. 5. The mental resilience by Cabo Verde really helped stretch the game on 0:0 until the very end, and that's a great quality for a team that wants to go far in the tournament. 6. Spain on the other hand, needed to run in behind the defense of Cabo Verde but seemed not to do so more often or had no idea how to do it against such a solid back line. 7. Rodri has always was brilliant in breaking up the movement of Cabo Verde in the middle but couldn't break passes through the defence. 8. Right when Yamal came in, the pace and tempo of the game went up a bit and even he himself knew it. But as always, he wants to do too much with the ball ⚽ to attract unnecessary attention to himself. He should have been crossing in the ball more since the defenders already figured him out. 9. Cabo Verde gave the defending of the highest order, stayed focused, frustrated Spain and earned for themselves the pride of drawing the second best team in the world and earning their first every World Cup point in history. It was a beautiful game.

On this game: 1. Cabo Verde started the game with some panic when they get the ball and want to attack Spain in the early periods of the game. They kept booting the ball right after they recover it from a Spain attack. Wrong thing to do, but it eventually worked out for them. 3. They are doing great with their defensive strategy, so much so that they made Oyarzabal create a record as the first attacker to not touch the ball for 30 minutes in a World Cup match. 4. During the 41st minute, Cabo Verde had a great counterattack; if not for their lack of quality, they ran out of ideas, it should have been a goal. 5. The mental resilience by Cabo Verde really helped stretch the game on 0:0 until the very end, and that's a great quality for a team that wants to go far in the tournament. 6. Spain on the other hand, needed to run in behind the defense of Cabo Verde but seemed not to do so more often or had no idea how to do it against such a solid back line. 7. Rodri has always was brilliant in breaking up the movement of Cabo Verde in the middle but couldn't break passes through the defence. 8. Right when Yamal came in, the pace and tempo of the game went up a bit and even he himself knew it. But as always, he wants to do too much with the ball ⚽ to attract unnecessary attention to himself. He should have been crossing in the ball more since the defenders already figured him out. 9. Cabo Verde gave the defending of the highest order, stayed focused, frustrated Spain and earned for themselves the pride of drawing the second best team in the world and earning their first every World Cup point in history. It was a beautiful game.

On this game: 1. Cabo Verde started the game with some panic when they get the ball and want to attack Spain in the early periods of the game. They kept booting the ball right after they recover it from a Spain attack. Wrong thing to do, but it eventually worked out for them. 3. They are doing great with their defensive strategy, so much so that they made Oyarzabal create a record as the first attacker to not touch the ball for 30 minutes in a World Cup match. 4. During the 41st minute, Cabo Verde had a great counterattack; if not for their lack of quality, they ran out of ideas, it should have been a goal. 5. The mental resilience by Cabo Verde really helped stretch the game on 0:0 until the very end, and that's a great quality for a team that wants to go far in the tournament. 6. Spain on the other hand, needed to run in behind the defense of Cabo Verde but seemed not to do so more often or had no idea how to do it against such a solid back line. 7. Rodri has always was brilliant in breaking up the movement of Cabo Verde in the middle but couldn't break passes through the defence. 8. Right when Yamal came in, the pace and tempo of the game went up a bit and even he himself knew it. But as always, he wants to do too much with the ball ⚽ to attract unnecessary attention to himself. He should have been crossing in the ball more since the defenders already figured him out. 9. Cabo Verde gave the defending of the highest order, stayed focused, frustrated Spain and earned for themselves the pride of drawing the second best team in the world and earning their first every World Cup point in history. It was a beautiful game.

On this game: 1. Cabo Verde started the game with some panic when they get the ball and want to attack Spain in the early periods of the game. They kept booting the ball right after they recover it from a Spain attack. Wrong thing to do, but it eventually worked out for them. 3. They are doing great with their defensive strategy, so much so that they made Oyarzabal create a record as the first attacker to not touch the ball for 30 minutes in a World Cup match. 4. During the 41st minute, Cabo Verde had a great counterattack; if not for their lack of quality, they ran out of ideas, it should have been a goal. 5. The mental resilience by Cabo Verde really helped stretch the game on 0:0 until the very end, and that's a great quality for a team that wants to go far in the tournament. 6. Spain on the other hand, needed to run in behind the defense of Cabo Verde but seemed not to do so more often or had no idea how to do it against such a solid back line. 7. Rodri has always was brilliant in breaking up the movement of Cabo Verde in the middle but couldn't break passes through the defence. 8. Right when Yamal came in, the pace and tempo of the game went up a bit and even he himself knew it. But as always, he wants to do too much with the ball ⚽ to attract unnecessary attention to himself. He should have been crossing in the ball more since the defenders already figured him out. 9. Cabo Verde gave the defending of the highest order, stayed focused, frustrated Spain and earned for themselves the pride of drawing the second best team in the world and earning their first every World Cup point in history. It was a beautiful game.

On this game: 1. Cabo Verde started the game with some panic when they get the ball and want to attack Spain in the early periods of the game. They kept booting the ball right after they recover it from a Spain attack. Wrong thing to do, but it eventually worked out for them. 3. They are doing great with their defensive strategy, so much so that they made Oyarzabal create a record as the first attacker to not touch the ball for 30 minutes in a World Cup match. 4. During the 41st minute, Cabo Verde had a great counterattack; if not for their lack of quality, they ran out of ideas, it should have been a goal. 5. The mental resilience by Cabo Verde really helped stretch the game on 0:0 until the very end, and that's a great quality for a team that wants to go far in the tournament. 6. Spain on the other hand, needed to run in behind the defense of Cabo Verde but seemed not to do so more often or had no idea how to do it against such a solid back line. 7. Rodri has always was brilliant in breaking up the movement of Cabo Verde in the middle but couldn't break passes through the defence. 8. Right when Yamal came in, the pace and tempo of the game went up a bit and even he himself knew it. But as always, he wants to do too much with the ball ⚽ to attract unnecessary attention to himself. He should have been crossing in the ball more since the defenders already figured him out. 9. Cabo Verde gave the defending of the highest order, stayed focused, frustrated Spain and earned for themselves the pride of drawing the second best team in the world and earning their first every World Cup point in history. It was a beautiful game.

On this game: 1. Cabo Verde started the game with some panic when they get the ball and want to attack Spain in the early periods of the game. They kept booting the ball right after they recover it from a Spain attack. Wrong thing to do, but it eventually worked out for them. 3. They are doing great with their defensive strategy, so much so that they made Oyarzabal create a record as the first attacker to not touch the ball for 30 minutes in a World Cup match. 4. During the 41st minute, Cabo Verde had a great counterattack; if not for their lack of quality, they ran out of ideas, it should have been a goal. 5. The mental resilience by Cabo Verde really helped stretch the game on 0:0 until the very end, and that's a great quality for a team that wants to go far in the tournament. 6. Spain on the other hand, needed to run in behind the defense of Cabo Verde but seemed not to do so more often or had no idea how to do it against such a solid back line. 7. Rodri has always was brilliant in breaking up the movement of Cabo Verde in the middle but couldn't break passes through the defence. 8. Right when Yamal came in, the pace and tempo of the game went up a bit and even he himself knew it. But as always, he wants to do too much with the ball ⚽ to attract unnecessary attention to himself. He should have been crossing in the ball more since the defenders already figured him out. 9. Cabo Verde gave the defending of the highest order, stayed focused, frustrated Spain and earned for themselves the pride of drawing the second best team in the world and earning their first every World Cup point in history. It was a beautiful game.

On this game: 1. Cabo Verde started the game with some panic when they get the ball and want to attack Spain in the early periods of the game. They kept booting the ball right after they recover it from a Spain attack. Wrong thing to do, but it eventually worked out for them. 3. They are doing great with their defensive strategy, so much so that they made Oyarzabal create a record as the first attacker to not touch the ball for 30 minutes in a World Cup match. 4. During the 41st minute, Cabo Verde had a great counterattack; if not for their lack of quality, they ran out of ideas, it should have been a goal. 5. The mental resilience by Cabo Verde really helped stretch the game on 0:0 until the very end, and that's a great quality for a team that wants to go far in the tournament. 6. Spain on the other hand, needed to run in behind the defense of Cabo Verde but seemed not to do so more often or had no idea how to do it against such a solid back line. 7. Rodri has always was brilliant in breaking up the movement of Cabo Verde in the middle but couldn't break passes through the defence. 8. Right when Yamal came in, the pace and tempo of the game went up a bit and even he himself knew it. But as always, he wants to do too much with the ball ⚽ to attract unnecessary attention to himself. He should have been crossing in the ball more since the defenders already figured him out. 9. Cabo Verde gave the defending of the highest order, stayed focused, frustrated Spain and earned for themselves the pride of drawing the second best team in the world and earning their first every World Cup point in history. It was a beautiful game.

On this game: 1. Cabo Verde started the game with some panic when they get the ball and want to attack Spain in the early periods of the game. They kept booting the ball right after they recover it from a Spain attack. Wrong thing to do, but it eventually worked out for them. 3. They are doing great with their defensive strategy, so much so that they made Oyarzabal create a record as the first attacker to not touch the ball for 30 minutes in a World Cup match. 4. During the 41st minute, Cabo Verde had a great counterattack; if not for their lack of quality, they ran out of ideas, it should have been a goal. 5. The mental resilience by Cabo Verde really helped stretch the game on 0:0 until the very end, and that's a great quality for a team that wants to go far in the tournament. 6. Spain on the other hand, needed to run in behind the defense of Cabo Verde but seemed not to do so more often or had no idea how to do it against such a solid back line. 7. Rodri has always was brilliant in breaking up the movement of Cabo Verde in the middle but couldn't break passes through the defence. 8. Right when Yamal came in, the pace and tempo of the game went up a bit and even he himself knew it. But as always, he wants to do too much with the ball ⚽ to attract unnecessary attention to himself. He should have been crossing in the ball more since the defenders already figured him out. 9. Cabo Verde gave the defending of the highest order, stayed focused, frustrated Spain and earned for themselves the pride of drawing the second best team in the world and earning their first every World Cup point in history. It was a beautiful game.

On this game: 1. Cabo Verde started the game with some panic when they get the ball and want to attack Spain in the early periods of the game. They kept booting the ball right after they recover it from a Spain attack. Wrong thing to do, but it eventually worked out for them. 3. They are doing great with their defensive strategy, so much so that they made Oyarzabal create a record as the first attacker to not touch the ball for 30 minutes in a World Cup match. 4. During the 41st minute, Cabo Verde had a great counterattack; if not for their lack of quality, they ran out of ideas, it should have been a goal. 5. The mental resilience by Cabo Verde really helped stretch the game on 0:0 until the very end, and that's a great quality for a team that wants to go far in the tournament. 6. Spain on the other hand, needed to run in behind the defense of Cabo Verde but seemed not to do so more often or had no idea how to do it against such a solid back line. 7. Rodri has always was brilliant in breaking up the movement of Cabo Verde in the middle but couldn't break passes through the defence. 8. Right when Yamal came in, the pace and tempo of the game went up a bit and even he himself knew it. But as always, he wants to do too much with the ball ⚽ to attract unnecessary attention to himself. He should have been crossing in the ball more since the defenders already figured him out. 9. Cabo Verde gave the defending of the highest order, stayed focused, frustrated Spain and earned for themselves the pride of drawing the second best team in the world and earning their first every World Cup point in history. It was a beautiful game.

On this game: 1. Cabo Verde started the game with some panic when they get the ball and want to attack Spain in the early periods of the game. They kept booting the ball right after they recover it from a Spain attack. Wrong thing to do, but it eventually worked out for them. 3. They are doing great with their defensive strategy, so much so that they made Oyarzabal create a record as the first attacker to not touch the ball for 30 minutes in a World Cup match. 4. During the 41st minute, Cabo Verde had a great counterattack; if not for their lack of quality, they ran out of ideas, it should have been a goal. 5. The mental resilience by Cabo Verde really helped stretch the game on 0:0 until the very end, and that's a great quality for a team that wants to go far in the tournament. 6. Spain on the other hand, needed to run in behind the defense of Cabo Verde but seemed not to do so more often or had no idea how to do it against such a solid back line. 7. Rodri has always was brilliant in breaking up the movement of Cabo Verde in the middle but couldn't break passes through the defence. 8. Right when Yamal came in, the pace and tempo of the game went up a bit and even he himself knew it. But as always, he wants to do too much with the ball ⚽ to attract unnecessary attention to himself. He should have been crossing in the ball more since the defenders already figured him out. 9. Cabo Verde gave the defending of the highest order, stayed focused, frustrated Spain and earned for themselves the pride of drawing the second best team in the world and earning their first every World Cup point in history. It was a beautiful game.

On this game: 1. Cabo Verde started the game with some panic when they get the ball and want to attack Spain in the early periods of the game. They kept booting the ball right after they recover it from a Spain attack. Wrong thing to do, but it eventually worked out for them. 3. They are doing great with their defensive strategy, so much so that they made Oyarzabal create a record as the first attacker to not touch the ball for 30 minutes in a World Cup match. 4. During the 41st minute, Cabo Verde had a great counterattack; if not for their lack of quality, they ran out of ideas, it should have been a goal. 5. The mental resilience by Cabo Verde really helped stretch the game on 0:0 until the very end, and that's a great quality for a team that wants to go far in the tournament. 6. Spain on the other hand, needed to run in behind the defense of Cabo Verde but seemed not to do so more often or had no idea how to do it against such a solid back line. 7. Rodri has always was brilliant in breaking up the movement of Cabo Verde in the middle but couldn't break passes through the defence. 8. Right when Yamal came in, the pace and tempo of the game went up a bit and even he himself knew it. But as always, he wants to do too much with the ball ⚽ to attract unnecessary attention to himself. He should have been crossing in the ball more since the defenders already figured him out. 9. Cabo Verde gave the defending of the highest order, stayed focused, frustrated Spain and earned for themselves the pride of drawing the second best team in the world and earning their first every World Cup point in history. It was a beautiful game.