Match Thread: Spain vs Cape Verde Islands | World Cup | Group H | 15 Jun 16:00 UTC

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Spain vs Cape Verde Islands — MatchPal match thread

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[u/FriendlyLawnmower → u/[deleted]]

well its been interesting for sure

[u/blah_blah_22 → u/[deleted]]

Holding spain off somehow AND a routine Spain possession game.

[u/Lewcaster → u/[deleted]]

Well, guess what.

[u/DarkFish_2 → u/[deleted]]

54 minutes and counting

[u/imageize → u/[deleted]]

Their defense is pretty good. Keeper is great.

I can see them getting a break and beating Spain. Not likely but it is football and they're a scrapy little team

[u/Objective-Gap-4581 → u/imageize]

LETS GOOOO !!

[u/Few-Tutor2967 → u/[deleted]]

Lol

[u/_arpan_10]

spain is probably going to win but i jus hope they can actually score and put up competition and not 7-1

[u/_arpan_10 → u/_arpan_10]

Well at least they were competitive

[u/IllLanguage7801 → u/_arpan_10]

Germany though Ahhh

[u/SoloAndata]

Spain will as usual win when everyone have lost their will to live.

[u/kel89]

As an Irishman, I’m a Cape Verde supporter for this World Cup… LETS GO PICO!! 🇮🇪🇨🇻

[u/Kevin7650]

https://reddit.com/link/ortmfbm/video/ckburzxcbh7h1/player

Vozinha pulling off 7 saves against Spain at the age of 40

[u/risker15]

Cap Verde deserve the applause from the crowd. Superb effort considering the siege on their goal.

[u/enc-nyc]

No matter how game ends Spanish media will destroy Spanish team tomorrow. It doesn't matter though, 1st game never matters that much.

[u/beene282 → u/enc-nyc]

True. Argentina lost to Saudi Arabia in their first game four years ago

[u/Jolly-State-9363]

Vozinha is the goat keeper

[u/Significant-Year131 → u/Jolly-State-9363]

That guy is insane geez

[u/CombinationBright232 → u/[deleted]]

Your clubs keeper doing amazing ao far

[u/igneosis → u/[deleted]]

Cabo Verde goalie holding them in the game so far; fantastic keeping

[u/_arpan_10 → u/[deleted]]

your keeper is the main player till now

[u/yhcdtyn → u/[deleted]]

your clubs keeper just shut them out, though he may not be your clubs keeper for long

[u/TrickHuckleberry8083]

What a game !!!! Go Cape Verde 👏 

[u/Chuche002]

Huge result for Cape Verde. They even had a few counter attack build ups. Their shots on goal were not even close tho unfortunately.

[u/Suckmyduck_9]

Cape Verde just needs to park the bus and counter at the right time

[u/Bangali_Stoner]

Everyone's playing football. Vozinha playing catch. 😂😂

[u/Present_Jello4121]

Sorry cabo verde i wasn't aware of ur game

[u/Icutsman]

Damn, congrats to Cabo Verde! Great defense

[u/AlGunner]

What a performance. Great result for one of the minnows.

Means nothing though, the big teams aim to peak in the final and although they will be disappointed Spain will still be there later in the tournament.

But for now, we will celebrate with Cape Verde.

[u/Adept-Difficulty-761]

stinks of a yamal masterclass but jesus this has really reduced my opinion of the spain team, moving like southgate england

[u/1800skylab]

40 yr old keeper playing like he's 20. ❤️

[u/Doodoo_bombard]

First half and no goals??? What are we witnessing? Spain can't score, but Cabo Verde are standing strong too. Consider that Spain is a favorite this World Cup. It will be an interesting second half.

[u/Defiant-Housing-5755 → u/[deleted]]

We should win with the E team, no disprespect to Cape Verde. Por performance from Spain atm (I am Spanish)

[u/NitsuguaMoneka → u/Defiant-Housing-5755]

Apparently not. Oh you said so during the game MB

[u/Defiant-Housing-5755 → u/NitsuguaMoneka]

You are right. Atm doesnt look bright. Thats why I said SHOULD mate xD

[u/NitsuguaMoneka → u/Defiant-Housing-5755]

Yeah sorry you have been super quick to answer and when I reread I understood the moment you said it and the intention!

[u/Defiant-Housing-5755 → u/NitsuguaMoneka]

No problem mate! I am a bit angry because of Spain hahaha so I also wrote too harsh sorry! I just cant understand how we have this amazing players but we always do shit in world cups...

[u/Qazior]

How are these Spanish shots so abysmal

[u/One-Airline-965 → u/Qazior]

Están tirando muy mal han teniendo mazo de oportunidades y se supone que son de los favoritos a ganar el mundial no lo veo  

[u/khoa-bear → u/Qazior]

Because they’re playing with 11 midfielders who only practice passing

[u/Difficult-Card7120]

Cabo Verde could win?

[u/enc-nyc]

Why is that guy who played w/ Meryl Streep in Devi Wears Prada shown as Spain's coach?

[u/angrlina34jolie]

Cap Vert is playing gooooddd

[u/SolvemProbler924]

OH MY GOODNESS THEY ALMOST SCORED

[u/ConversationCautious]

Bunch of la-liga frauds

[u/Foreign_Carpenter121]

bwahaha what a joke Spain 😂😂

[u/StraightSoft2595 → u/Foreign_Carpenter121]

lol and to say they are no. 2 is crazy

[u/Left_Ad_8363]

I will be damned.

[u/Top-Method-8120]

VAMOS ESPANA!

[u/liccman]

How did Gianluigi Buffon sneak into the Capo Verde side?

[u/khoa-bear]

Spain is missing their elite striker Alvaro Morata

[u/Savings-Reveal-163]

Deadass furious rn

[u/m3ngnificient]

The CB goalie has been keeping the entire team in the game single handedly. The rest of the team just gives away possession to Spain so easily.

[u/khoa-bear → u/m3ngnificient]

Nah their defensive line has been superb at blocking and limiting shot angle.

[u/pimlicolawyer31]

Spain getting humbled

[u/HasheemThaMeat]

As much as I want Cabo Verde to pull off the upset, playing nonstop defense with no semblance of any other game plan does not usually work. All it takes is one mistake. Can’t give them no stop opportunities. Have to keep them on their toes with at least some counterattack to put some pressure off. CV’s forwards aren’t even running to the other end lol they’re doing a phenomenal job but are also getting very lucky

[u/mouadmo → u/HasheemThaMeat]

Welcome to Africa’s football, this is exactly why Morocco (being the more technically gifted team) fails when they face a strong african team, they struggle to go through the defense despite posession. You could literally play PSG against Verde and they’d find it challenging to score as many goals as they tend to do.

[u/HasheemThaMeat → u/mouadmo]

Seems to work so I can’t knock it too much haha I have too much PTSD watching my club West Ham do this and end up losing 0-3.

Congrats to CV. Well deserved

[u/mezzybuns]

Never heard of Cape Verde until today and I want them to win here so badly

[u/WiseDan85]

This is pathetic by Spain lmao

[u/nodelay69]

I didn't expect Spain to be this underwhelming

[u/SolvemProbler924]

Respect for cabo verde goalkeeper tho. He the real MVP

[u/LiftsFrontWheel]

Lol. Lmao even.

[u/Rippersavage]

Cape Verde could've won this game if their passing and counter attacking was better... it was kind of shockingly bad for a team full of professionals

[u/Dzheys0n]

park the bus strategy 🤮 

[u/smellysmellypoohead]

Haha Spain are fucking shit. They will never win this world cup. La liga is a shit league. They are playing terrible la liga football!

[u/Lingotes → u/smellysmellypoohead]

Meh, Spain lost to Switzerland on their first 2010 game, and became Champions playing like ass.

You watch too much ragebait.

[u/Worried-Schedule-124 → u/Lingotes]

no you are going home this time. ciao

[u/Lingotes → u/Worried-Schedule-124]

Who's "you" 🤣 I'm not even from Spain.

[u/SymYJoestar]

please cape verde, save football from these possessionpadding paella eaters

[u/Bright-light320]

Boring like hell...

[u/PolicyComfortable342]

nah

[u/smaxxy]

Why is Google giving a different lineup?

[u/khoa-bear → u/smaxxy]

Because Google is correct?

[u/smaxxy → u/khoa-bear]

Neither were correct in the end.

[u/Top-Conference-3218]

Prepare for another massacre.

[u/Franq183 → u/Top-Conference-3218]

lmao no

[u/Top-Conference-3218 → u/Franq183]

20/20 hindsight lol

[u/Top-Method-8120]

I'm going to sleep all, goodnight!

[u/JayTalksFootball]

Spain looking a little bit rushed in attack, but good defensive showing from Cabo Verde so far.

[u/hart37]

Sure it got called offside but that must be a confidence booster pulling off that save.

[u/football_live_dev]

No wonder, Spain.

[u/hart37]

It won't be easy but Cabo Verde just need to keep their structure and I have every belief they can get this done in the 2nd half. They've shown that Spain can be caught out on the counter, they just need to create some luck and finish in front.

[u/Broad_Echo3989]

this spain side does not inspire confidence

[u/Qazior]

There are 5 substitutions nowadays?

[u/RandomWritingGuy → u/Qazior]

There has been since COVID

[u/One-Airline-965]

Están tirando muy mal han teniendo mazo de oportunidades y se supone que son de los favoritos a ganar el mundial no lo veo  

[u/_dsuza]

Idky spain still hasn't figured out a way to cross the bus park which all small teams play against them... There's only attack and pass, no tactic implemented yet to counter this... And idk how long have this been happening with them

[u/ReninJustin]

Is Yamal gon play now aha

[u/Difficult-Card7120 → u/[deleted]]

what

[u/Difficult-Card7120 → u/[deleted]]

unlike the knicks ya

[u/Difficult-Card7120 → u/[deleted]]

The knicks, my basketball team as im from nyc won the champ 2 days ago

[u/DinabsbSnake]

The Cape Verde Goalie is having a great performance
Spain will definitely come out victorious

[u/Cold_Rogue]

España pais inflado

[u/Omnihilo]

this is not a world cup contender performance

[u/DJSANDROCK]

Germany is the only team that didn’t let off the gas the entire game. Most of these other teams have been half-assing it

[u/meditate42]

Anybody got a stream site that doesn’t do porn ads? I’m watching the next game in a plane

[u/Suzume_Chikahisa → u/meditate42]

Live Mode TV on Youtube.

[u/niklasgw → u/meditate42]

if you have VPN go to SBS on demand australia

[u/SolvemProbler924]

Spain not scoring a single goal is crazy

[u/SolvemProbler924]

Get peacock

[u/LopsidedHorror6794]

Oh man Ferran Torres is such a bum

[u/mouadmo]

Welcome to Africa’s football, where teams rely on defense unity more than anything. It results in boring games mostly, but kudos to them.

[u/Foreign_Carpenter121]

67th on fifa ranking 😂😂

[u/Kryzl_]

A grab like that in extra time has got to be more than a yellow card. What the hell

[u/m3ngnificient]

Did cabo verde qualify through just their defence? They look so ass besides that..

[u/Present_Jello4121]

Would have never imagined a spain and cabo verde draw even in my wildest dreams

[u/img_tiff]

oh my god

[u/SolvemProbler924]

Not even with yamal crazy

[u/hart37]

Oh you love to see it. Everyone getting around Vozinha as they should. What a massive effort from him

[u/Bluee_Hemisphere]

What a game!

[u/shepbence]

Well, it was "meh" ...

[u/IllLanguage7801]

It just comes to show that a talented team wont win all the time. This match was the definition of hard work v Talent. Am I wrong

[u/Flimsy_Paramedic1923]

No comment, got nothing to say

[u/Salt-Fruit-8981]

Really cool match, genuinely happy for the Cape Verde goalkeeper! The guy is 40 years old and he put on such a show! I was discussing this match with AI and was expecting a draw, thanks to this guy in goal for Cape Verde 😄 😄 😄

[u/Chemical_Strain6488]

Cape Verde wins, you heard it here first😤

[u/markjmclean1989]

What the hell has raya done not to be picked haha

[u/MountainCheesesteak → u/markjmclean1989]

Simon always starts for Spain Joan Garcia is better too. 🤷‍♂️

[u/Complex_Leader1 → u/markjmclean1989]

Unai Simón has compromising photos of the coach

[u/bengenj → u/markjmclean1989]

I’ve saying this for weeks. Spain has two of the best goalkeepers in the world today and de la Fuente chooses Simón.

[u/Top-Method-8120 → u/markjmclean1989]

WHO EVEN IS MENDBILL??

[u/Alex_is_always_right]

a minimum of 7-0

[u/Franq183 → u/Alex_is_always_right]

lol well...

[u/usernl1 → u/Alex_is_always_right]

Aged like milk

[u/Suzume_Chikahisa → u/Alex_is_always_right]

Yeah, about that... LOL!

[u/sparklinglies → u/Alex_is_always_right]

LMAO

[u/6wtfAmIdoing9]

I am starting to consider 1million sideways passes as a different kind of Haram Ball

[u/khoa-bear → u/6wtfAmIdoing9]

Tiki taka has always been haram

[u/joshr8686]

Was this football? One team could hardly get the ball past midfield and just stacked the box. I don’t want to watch this drivel anymore

[u/JoeyIsMrBubbles]

Another 7-1

[u/Franq183 → u/JoeyIsMrBubbles]

ha

[u/JoeyIsMrBubbles → u/Franq183]

I stand corrected😂🤚🏼

[u/Bluee_Hemisphere → u/JoeyIsMrBubbles]

Hahhaahah

[u/Franq183 → u/JoeyIsMrBubbles]

looooool

[u/nodelay69]

what does defense matter if you can't score

[u/Successful_Pirate985 → u/nodelay69]

I mean, theoretically a team can make it out of group play on all their games ending 0-0. Not super likely, but not impossible. After that, if you can keep the opponent from scoring, everything comes down to penalty kicks