Thousands of fans welcomed and cheered on Cape Verde's national soccer team as they paraded through the capital Praia on Sunday, following their performance at the 2026 FIFA World Cup.

Canada will now face either the Netherlands or Morocco in Houston, with a place in the quarterfinals at stake, while South Africa exits the tournament after a spirited campaign that showcased the team's resilience on football's biggest stage

Although the Palestinian national team narrowly missed qualifying for the competition, fans have been cheering for other nations.

The nine goals conceded in games against Sweden and Japan means it is impossible to advance to the next round.

Team Melli's dream of advancing to a World Cup knockout round for the first time is still very much alive, thanks to an afternoon of brilliance from goalkeeper Alireza Beiranvand in a 0-0 draw with Belgium on Sunday

For fans of Cape Verde's World Cup football team, the party is just getting started. The team's equalising goal against Uruguay on Sunday brought jubilation to this watch party in Brockton, Massachusetts - home to one of the largest Cape Verdean communities in the United States.

Pride and joy dominated the streets of Cape Verde on Monday as the country celebrated a stunning World Cup debut, after its national football team shut out heavily favoured Spain in a surprise 0-0 draw.

Haitians are fervent soccer fans and deeply patriotic toward their nation — the world’s first Black-led republic and the second independent republic in the Americas after the U.S. But for decades, they’ve rooted for Brazil.

South Africa keeps its World Cup hopes alive with a 1-1 draw against the Czech Republic, while Mexico reached the knockout stage after a 1-0 win against South Africa on Thursday.

Morocco fans celebrated in Massachusetts on Friday after their team’s 1-0 victory over Scotland in their second match of the 2026 World Cup.