An experienced fashion company but soccer neophytes, Capelli was ready when Cape Verde's Blue Sharks went on a shock World Cup run.

Hutchison: Messi will be thinking of the Golden Boot vs. Cape Verde

The curfew in Brockton, Mass., a city with a large Cape Verdean community, takes effect after Friday’s match against Argentina. Celebrations of the team’s opening games turned chaotic.

The prospect of facing World Cup record goalscorer Lionel Messi in a knockout game would strike fear into most defenders, but not Roberto Lopes, according to the Cape Verde defender's mother.

Ryan Mendes, the captain and all-time leading scorer for Cape Verde, is being investigated by police in New Zealand after a Brazilian woman accused him of raping her during a FIFA event in March, according to reports.