# How sports diplomacy for a dead empire built a World Cup underdog — retained record

> Retained news record from news:politico.

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source: [news](https://highsignal.app/data/news) (news:politico)  published 2026-07-03 20:15 ingested 2026-07-04 08:32

[original source ↗](https://www.politico.com/live-updates/2026/07/03/world-cup-2026/cape-verde-jogos-da-lusofonia-stopira-lisbon-2009-00986958)

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document fetched 2026-07-04 08:32 · canonical https://politico.com/live-updates/2026/07/03/world-cup-2026/cape-verde-jogos-da-lusofonia-stopira-lisbon-2009-00986958