Uruguay
Cape VerdeGroup H
Miami - Hard Rock Stadium
Referee : Espen Eskås (Norway)
Canobbio 45'
Varela H. 61'
Uruguay: 23. Muslera - 3. Cáceres S., 13. Varela, 16. Olivera M. - 6. Bentancur, 5. Ugarte (De La Cruz, 70), 25. Sanabria J. - 14. Canobbio, 20. Araújo M. (Rodríguez Bravo, 82), 8. Valverde F. - 21. Vinas (Núñez D., 70)
Substitution: De La Cruz (from 70); Núñez D. (from 70); Rodríguez Bravo (from 82)
Bench: 1. Rochet, 12. Mele - 22. Piquerez, 2. Gimenez Jose, 4. Araujo R., 17. Viña, 24. Bueno S. - 15. Martínez Em. - 10. De Arrascaeta, 11. Pellistri, 26. Zalazar - 19. Aguirre
Yellow Cards: Bentancur 20; Olivera M. 58
Cape Verde: 1. Vozinha - 13. Cabral S., 3. Diney Borges, 4. Lopes Ro., 22. Moreira St. - 6. Pina K. (Duarte L., 70) - 10. Monteiro Ja. (Semedo Y., 80), 18. Arcanjo (Duarte D., 46) - 11. Rodrigues G. (Varela H., 58) - 9. Benchimol (Da Costa, 58), 20. Mendes R.
Substitution: Duarte D. (from 46); Varela H. (from 58); Da Costa (from 58); Duarte L. (from 70); Semedo Y. (from 80)
Bench: 12. Rosa M., 23. Dos Santos - 24. Pina W., 5. Costa Lo., 25. Pires, 2. Stopira - 7. Cabral J., 8. Joao Paulo, 17. Semedo W. - 19. Livramento
Yellow Cards: Cabral S. 5; Diney Borges 94
The island nation produced another memorable performance by taking a valuable point from Uruguay
Uruguay missed a golden opportunity to take sole possession of first place in Group H
Cape Verde held the reigning European champions to a dramatic 0-0 draw in Group H
The FIFA World Cup in Brazil was first global football tournament after a twelve-year hiatus caused by the Second World War
Thirteen nations—many of which had braved a perilous transatlantic voyage—became the pioneers of a tournament that would change sport forever.
The race is nearly over in the South American qualifiers