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The “Dark Horse” at the World Cup: Cape Verde and the Story Behind It
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zài2026 nián2026年deshì jiè bēi世界杯zú qiú sài足球赛zhōngyī zhī一支fēi zhōu非洲qiú duì球队yǐn qǐ引起ledà jiā大家deguān zhù关注

At the 2026 FIFA World Cup, an African team caught everyone’s attention.

zhèzhīqiú duì球队jiàofú dé jiǎo duì佛得角队

This team is called Cape Verde.

zuì jìn最近tā men他们shì jiè世界zú qiú足球qiáng duì强队xī bān yá西班牙wū la guī乌拉圭dǎ chéng打成lepíng shǒu平手biǎo xiàn表现fēi cháng非常chū sè出色

Recently, they drew with world football powerhouses Spain and Uruguay, and their performance was excellent.

hěnduōrénchēngtā men他们wèijīn nián今年shì jiè bēi世界杯shàngdehēi mǎ黑马

Many people call them this year’s “dark horse” at the World Cup.

fú dé jiǎo佛得角shìyí gè一个wèi yú位于fēi zhōu非洲xī běi bù西北部dedǎo guó岛国rén kǒu人口zhǐ yǒu只有wǔ shí duō wàn五十多万miàn jī面积hěnxiǎo

Cape Verde is an island country in northwestern Africa. It has a population of just over 500,000 and a very small land area.

zhèshìtā men他们lì shǐ历史shàngdì yī cì第一次jìn rù进入shì jiè bēi世界杯jué sài quān决赛圈

This is the first time in its history that the country has reached the World Cup finals.

zhèzhīqiú duì球队néng gòu能够chéng gōng成功bù jǐn不仅yīn wèi因为qiú yuán球员menfēi cháng非常nǔ lì努力bèi hòu背后hái yǒu还有yī duàn一段guān yú关于guó jì国际hé zuò合作degù shì故事

The team’s success is not only due to the players’ hard work; behind it is also a story of international cooperation.

zài2013 nián2013年yǐ qián以前fú dé jiǎo佛得角liányī zuò一座fú hé符合guó jì国际biāo zhǔn标准detǐ yù chǎng体育场dōuméi yǒu没有

Before 2013, Cape Verde did not even have a single sports stadium that met international standards.

hòu lái后来zhōng guó中国bāng zhù帮助fú dé jiǎo佛得角jiàn shè建设leyī zuò一座kě yǐ可以róng nà容纳yī wàn wǔ qiān rén一万五千人deguó jiā国家tǐ yù chǎng体育场

Later, China helped Cape Verde build a national stadium that can hold 15,000 people.

yǒulezhèpiànlǜ sè绿色decǎo dì草地qiú yuán球员menzhōng yú终于yǒulewěn dìng稳定dexùn liàn训练bǐ sài比赛huán jìng环境

With this green field, the players finally had a stable place to train and play.

fú dé jiǎo佛得角duìshìzàizhèzuòtǐ yù chǎng体育场yíng dé赢得lecān jiā参加shì jiè bēi世界杯deguān jiàn关键bǐ sài比赛

Cape Verde also won the key match for World Cup qualification in this stadium.

chú le除了tǐ yù chǎng体育场liǎngguó jiā国家zàiqí tā其他fāng miàn方面yǒuhěnduōhé zuò合作

In addition to the stadium, the two countries cooperate in many other areas as well.

bǐ rú比如zàifú dé jiǎo佛得角miàn zhí面值wǔ bǎi五百dezhǐ bì纸币shàngyìnzheyī zuò一座shuǐ bà水坝

For example, on Cape Verde’s 500-escudo banknote, there is a picture of a dam.

zhèzuòshuǐ bà水坝shìzhōng guó中国bāng zhù帮助jiàn shè建设de

This dam was also built with China’s help.

jiě jué解决ledāng dì当地tiān qì天气gān hàn干旱quē shǎo缺少yǔ shuǐ雨水dewèn tí问题ràngrén men人们yǒushuǐràngnóng tián农田yǒuleshuǐguàn gài灌溉

It solved the local problems of drought and lack of rain, giving people water to drink and farmland water for irrigation.

cǐ wài此外zhōng guó中国háiduō cì多次pàiyī shēng医生fú dé jiǎo佛得角tí gōng提供yī liáo医疗bāng zhù帮助

In addition, China has sent doctors to Cape Verde many times to provide medical assistance.

yí gè一个guó jiā国家detǐ yù体育yàofā zhǎn发展lí bù kāi离不开shè huì社会dewěn dìng稳定jī chǔ基础jiàn shè建设dejìn bù进步

For a country’s sports to develop, social stability and progress in infrastructure are essential.

fú dé jiǎo佛得角duìnéngzàishì jiè世界wǔ tái舞台shàngfā guāng发光yì fāng miàn一方面shìtā men他们zì jǐ自己jiān chí bù xiè坚持不懈dejié guǒ结果lìng yì fāng miàn另一方面lí bù kāi离不开guó jì shè huì国际社会dezhī chí支持bāng zhù帮助

Cape Verde’s team shines on the world stage partly because of its own perseverance and partly because of support and help from the international community.

zhèzhīqiú duì球队degù shì故事gào sù告诉wǒ men我们wú lùn无论shìxiū jiàn修建yī zuò一座shuǐ bà水坝hái shì还是jiàn shè建设yī zuò一座qiú chǎng球场hù xiāng互相zūn zhòng尊重gòng tóng共同fā zhǎn发展néngbāng zhù帮助gèngduōrénshí xiàn实现měi hǎo美好demèng xiǎng梦想

The story of this team shows us that whether it is building a dam or building a stadium, mutual respect and shared development can help more people realize their dreams.

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