A 48-team World Cup is not perfect in a number of ways - but Cape Verde have been perhaps the strongest rebuttal against complaints about the competition's expansion.
Opening the tournament with a goalless draw against hotly-tipped European champions Spain was one of the most pleasant surprises of the tournament so far. Their subsequent 2-2 draw with Uruguay was just as credible, and has now given them a real chance of making it through to the knockout stage.
