Cape Verde — an island nation off the coast of Senegal with about 500,000 people — has been recruiting talented soccer players from the diaspora for years, with the hopes of getting its men’s national team to the World Cup. Now, the work is paying off and the country is celebrating qualifying for the tournament for the first time in history. The World’s Bianca Hillier reports.
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