Cape Verde fan celebrates first World Cup goal live on BBC

June 21, 2026, 23:53 Updated June 22, 2026, 02:001 min read

A Cape Verde fan celebrating during a live BBC News broadcast after the country scored its first World Cup goal against Uruguay.

Short overview

During a live BBC News broadcast, reporter Paul Njie interviewed a Cape Verde fan when the country scored its first ever World Cup goal against Uruguay in the 2026 World Cup.

During a live BBC News broadcast, reporter Paul Njie was interviewing a Cape Verde fan when the country scored its first ever World Cup goal against Uruguay in the 2026 World Cup.

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#	Standings	P	GD	Pts
1	Mexico	2	3	6
2	South Korea	2	0	3
3	Czechia	2	-1	1
4	South Africa	2	-2	1
1	Canada	2	6	4
2	Switzerland	2	3	4
3	Bosnia & Herzegovina	2	-3	1
4	Qatar	2	-6	1
1	Brazil	2	3	4
2	Morocco	2	1	4
3	Scotland	2	0	3
4	Haiti	2	-4	0
1	USA	2	5	6
2	Australia	2	0	3
3	Paraguay	2	-2	3
4	Türkiye	2	-3	0
1	Germany	2	7	6
2	Ivory Coast	2	0	3
3	Ecuador	2	-1	1
4	Curaçao	2	-6	1
1	Netherlands	2	4	4
2	Japan	2	4	4
3	Sweden	2	0	3
4	Tunisia	2	-8	0
1	Iran	2	0	2
2	Belgium	2	0	2
3	New Zealand	1	0	1
4	Egypt	1	0	1
1	Spain	2	4	4
2	Uruguay	1	0	1
3	Saudi Arabia	2	-4	1
4	Cape Verde Islands	1	0	1
1	Norway	1	3	3
2	France	1	2	3
3	Senegal	1	-2	0
4	Iraq	1	-3	0
1	Argentina	1	3	3
2	Austria	1	2	3
3	Jordan	1	-2	0
4	Algeria	1	-3	0
1	Colombia	1	2	3
2	Congo DR	1	0	1
3	Portugal	1	0	1
4	Uzbekistan	1	-2	0
1	England	1	2	3
2	Ghana	1	1	3
3	Panama	1	-1	0
4	Croatia	1	-2	0

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