Spain v Cape Verde: World Cup 2026 – live

Spain face Cape Verde in a 2026 World Cup match kicking off at 5pm BST. A notable story surrounds Cape Verde player Pico Lopes, a Dublin-born player from Crumlin who was first called up to the Cape Verde national team in 2019 after being contacted via LinkedIn, becoming only the second League of Ireland player ever to qualify for a World Cup. Lopes and Declan Rice are noted as the only two former Ireland internationals still in contention to win the tournament.