Cape Verde looking to 'achieve a new dream' at World Cup with second round looming

[p]The World Cup debutants from the tiny Atlantic archipelago are now within touching distance of the last 32 after following up their improbable opening draw with [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/spain/bLyo6mco/"]Spain[/a] by taking a point from [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/uruguay/xMk44orG/"]Uruguay[/a].[/p][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/cape-verde/MocyWdm7/"]Cape Verde[/a], ranked 63rd in the world, will head into their final Group H game against [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/saudi-arabia/biSY8ox4/"]Saudi Arabia[/a] knowing that victory will secure passage into the next round.[/p][embed guid="847b5f66-59b4-44ca-acde-31a30c916f22" url="https://x.com/Flashscorecom/status/2068847874507526506?s=20" social-type="twitter" /][p][b]"Since the beginning, what we've been saying is that we would like to compete at the highest possible level, and that's what we're trying to do,"[/b] Bubista said.[/p][p][b]"That's what we've been doing in these two matches, and more important than the result is to be able to show our identity as a team, our strength, our unity, and also our resilience.[/b][/p][p][b]"We're here to compete to try to achieve a new dream, which is to qualify for the second round, and I think it's legitimate to think that way.[/b][/p][p][b]"We have the utmost respect for all of our opponents...but we're now at a point of saying yes, we will definitely fight for qualification."[/b][/p][embed guid="1df63e0e-a2e6-49e6-99dd-2096b2590a96" url="https://x.com/BBCSport/status/2068839237349409122?s=20" social-type="twitter" /][p]Bubista had promised before Sunday's game that his team would play [b]"without fear"[/b] against Uruguay.[/p][p]They proved as good as their word, taking the lead with a superb [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/goncalves-pereira-de-pina-kevin/ljD3tZSO/"]Kevin Pina[/a] free-kick and then recovering from [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/soccer/cape-verde-MocyWdm7/uruguay-xMk44orG/?mid=4pPp9nn3"]2-1[/a] down to level through [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/varela-helio/bVrGvHdC/"]Helio Varela[/a] before holding on for a draw.[/p][p][b]"We want to show the entire world that we are in the condition to fight for qualification, and I think that's what we showed today in today's match,"[/b] Bubista said.[/p][p][b]"At this point, all we are thinking about is to qualify for the next round."[/b][/p][p][b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/soccer/cape-verde-MocyWdm7/uruguay-xMk44orG/?mid=4pPp9nn3"]Catch up on the match stats with Flashscore.[/a][/b][/p][infobox id="4ccc1b10-d68f-4c97-bcf4-5e613c17c2e3" /]