Salute! Cape Verde committed only 5 fouls in two matches, achieved three incredible milestones, and their World Cup advancement chances rose to 60%.

In a key match of Group H's second round at the World Cup, which ended on June 22 Beijing time, Cape Verde, making their debut, caused another upset by drawing 2-2 with the strong South American team Uruguay. As the fourth-seeded team in the group, they remained unbeaten in their first two matches, successively holding two former World Cup champions to draws.

Cape Verde also set several astonishing records. First, they became the first African debutant to remain unbeaten in their first two World Cup matches since Senegal (1 win, 1 draw) in 2002.

Second, Cape Verde committed only 4 fouls in this match, far fewer than Uruguay's 11. In their first match against Spain, they committed just 1 foul in the entire game. Thus they became the team with the fewest total fouls (5) in the first two matches of a single World Cup since statistics began in 1966.

Third, Cape Verde's first World Cup goal was scored from a free kick, making them the first team to score their first-ever World Cup goal via a direct free kick since detailed statistics were kept in 1966.

After going unbeaten in the first two matches with 2 points, Cape Verde seems to see hope of a surprise group-stage advancement. In the final round, they will face Saudi Arabia, and a win would secure their place in the knockout stage.

If they draw,According to calculations by institutions, Cape Verde also has a 62.25% probability of advancing as the group runner-up or as one of the eight best third-placed teams.This small country with a population of only 500,000 looks forward to continuing to write its own fairy tale in the knockout stage.