The Cape Verde national football team, recognised as Cabo Verde by FIFA, represents Cape Verde in men's international football, and is controlled by the Cape Verdean Football Federation. Nicknamed Blu
FIFA World Cup 2026 match on 21 June 2026, showing Cape Verde players in red jerseys competing against Uruguay in light blue.
Ryan Mendes is Cape Verde's top goalscorer and their most capped player.
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Ryan Isaac Mendes da Graça is a Cape Verdean professional footballer who plays as a winger for the Moroccan Botola Pro side RS Berkane and the Cape Verde national team.
Cape Verde national football team
…stoppage time goal, Bryan Teixeira equalised deep into stoppage time to secure a 2–2 draw. In the Round of 16, Cape Verde faced Mauritania, and captain Ryan Mendes scored a crucial penalty late in the second half to send them to the quarter-finals, where Cape Verde faced South Africa. The match ended in a goalless…
Mendes with Cape Verde at the 2026 FIFA World Cup