Cape VerdevsUruguay
CPV 2/URU 2
Things to say
Uruguay and Cape Verde played out a 2-2 draw at Hard Rock Stadium.
01
opener
Mate, 2-2, and Uruguay should be embarrassed. They threw everything at Cape Verde and still couldn't see it out. Cape Verde walked away with a point they fully earned.
02
key player
Valverde was everywhere for Uruguay, seven shots on his own, but he couldn't find the net when it mattered. All that running and nothing to show for it.
03
hot take
Cape Verde aren't here to make up the numbers. Two draws, two clean points off the board for everybody else, and the big sides are sweating.
04
deep cut
Look at Diney Borges, 22 defensive interventions. The man basically held the back line together by himself. That's why Uruguay couldn't put them away.
05
exit
Both still winless, mind you, 0-2-0 each. Group's wide open now, so the next round of fixtures decides everything.
The recap
Cape Verde walked into Hard Rock and snatched a 2-2 draw off Uruguay, and on the balance of play that's a brilliant result for the underdogs. Valverde fired off seven shots trying to drag Uruguay over the line, but the South Americans couldn't kill it off and let a useful tournament point slip.
Diney Borges was an absolute wall at the back for Cape Verde, throwing himself at everything with 22 defensive interventions. Both sides sit on two draws now, so nobody got the win they desperately needed and it's all still to play for.