Cape Verde remain unbeaten at the World Cup as improbable draw with Uruguay raises hopes of knockout qualification

Against all the odds, World Cup debutants Cape Verde have a very real chance of qualifying for the knockout stages after coming from behind to steal a valuable draw against two-time champions Uruguay. 

It was an historic night in Miami as Kevin Pina scored his country’s first ever World Cup goal to give them the lead in the first half.

Normality was restored just before half-time when Maxi Araujo equalized, before Agustin Canobbio put the South Americans ahead six minutes into injury time.

Cape Verde did not collapse, though, withstanding sustained periods of pressure to stay in the game, before Helio Varela stunned the world with a goal to level the game.

The result leaves Uruguay and Cape Verde level with two points apiece going into the final matchday, with the minnows facing fourth-placed Saudi Arabia.

More to follow.