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Cape Verde may be small, but its soccer World Cup dream is huge. With just over half a million people, it's one of the [tiniest countries](https://www.npr.org/2025/11/19/nx-s1-5614157/curacao-to-cape-verde-small-nations-make-big-world-cup-history) ever to qualify
population was foreign-born. As of 2025, immigrants [make up 15%](https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2025/08/21/key-findings-about-us-immigrants/) of the nation. ![Two men walk past a mural of a soccer player in Guadalajara, Mexico, on April 29. The soccer