2-2 draw Uruguay! Cape Verde rebuilds the cold door, holding the initiative of the line

Qi Dong, a surging journalist
2026-06-22 08:05
Source: Surging News
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At 06:00 Beijing time on June 22, the second round of the World Cup Group H ushered in the match between Uruguay and the World Cup's new army Cape Verde.In the first round of the group stage, Uruguay and Cape Verde were both draw opponents, especially Cape Verde's 0-0 draw with Spain, which staged the biggest cold door since the start of the tournament, and goalkeeper Wozniak was also famous in the first battle.In the end, Cape Verde, ranked 63rd in the world, once again drew 2-2 against Uruguay.
With Spain winning 4-0 against Saudi Arabia, whoever wins this match will be able to take the initiative of the group.At the beginning of the game, the two teams attacked and defended each other, and the game was more open.
In the 21st minute, the Magic Tour Cape Verde was the first to break the deadlock. Pina's wonderful free-kick hit the goal at a distance. The ball broke the door after bouncing in front of the goal. Cape Verde led 1-0 and also scored the first goal of the team's World Cup.Cape Verde also became the first team since 1966 to score the first World Cup goal with a direct free kick.
According to OPTA statistics, the expected goal value of this free kick is only 0.04, but Uruguay's poor wall layout also completed the opponent's historic goal. 。
In the 43rd minute, in the right pass of Uruguay, the header of the Cape Verdean player was released, the ball rebounded on the post, the header of Maxi Araujo broke the goal, and Uruguay 1-1 equalized.
In the 5th minute of the first half, Uruguay star Ben Tancourt passed right, Maxi Araujo header ferry, Canobio followed up to break the goal, and Uruguay finished the first half with a 2-1 lead.
In the 61st minute of the second half, after Uruguay prevented sleepwalking, Oliveira crossed the line ball to the edge, goalkeeper Musleira failed to touch the ball, and Cape Verde substitute forward Varela pushed the goal to win, wrestling the score to 2-2.
This is also the 40-year-old goalkeeper's fourth career loss in the World Cup due to mistakes, and has become the most lost goal in the history of the World Cup since 1966.
In the match that followed, Uruguay attacked with all its might, but was ultimately unable to rewrite the score, while Cape Verde ushered in a historic double draw and continued its unbeaten journey.
With Cape Verde against Saudi Arabia in the final round of the group stage and Uruguay against Spain, Cape Verde will be able to secure the group once they have captured Saudi Arabia.
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