{"id":16020,"date":"2026-06-23T03:06:52","date_gmt":"2026-06-22T21:36:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.zee5.com\/global\/blog\/?p=16020"},"modified":"2026-06-23T03:06:53","modified_gmt":"2026-06-22T21:36:53","slug":"fifa-world-cup-2026-uruguay-2-2-cape-verde-pinas-historic-free-kick-earns-debutants-stunning-point","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.zee5.com\/global\/blog\/fifa-world-cup-2026-uruguay-2-2-cape-verde-pinas-historic-free-kick-earns-debutants-stunning-point\/","title":{"rendered":"FIFA World Cup 2026\u2122 | Uruguay 2-2 Cape Verde: Pina&#8217;s Historic Free Kick Earns Debutants a Stunning Point"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"bsf_rt_marker\"><\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It took Cape Verde 21 minutes to write themselves into FIFA World Cup 2026\u2122 history. They spent the rest of the evening making sure they stayed there. A thrilling 2-2 draw at the Miami Stadium was not just a point for a nation making their World Cup debut \u2014 it was a statement. Kevin Pina&#8217;s extraordinary free kick opened the scoring. Uruguay fought back twice to lead. A defensive blunder handed Cape Verde their equaliser. And when the final whistle came, after eight minutes of stoppage time, the Cape Verde players celebrated as though they had won the thing outright.<br><br><em><strong>Watch every <\/strong><\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fifa.com\/en\/tournaments\/mens\/worldcup\/canadamexicousa2026\"><strong><em>FIFA World Cup 2026\u2122<\/em><\/strong><\/a><em><strong> match live in India on ZEE5 \u2014 explore <\/strong><\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zee5.com\/myaccount\/subscription?plan-ref=0-11-7467&amp;asset-ref=0-6-4z5914493&amp;visibility=SELECTED&amp;context=FIFA\"><strong><em>ZEE5 FIFA subscription<\/em><\/strong><\/a><em><strong> plans and stream every moment of the drama.<\/strong><\/em><\/p><div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_86 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-black ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Page Contents:<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #282fff;color:#282fff\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #282fff;color:#282fff\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.zee5.com\/global\/blog\/fifa-world-cup-2026-uruguay-2-2-cape-verde-pinas-historic-free-kick-earns-debutants-stunning-point\/#Pinas_Free_Kick_%E2%80%94_History_in_One_Strike\" >Pina&#8217;s Free Kick \u2014 History in One Strike<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.zee5.com\/global\/blog\/fifa-world-cup-2026-uruguay-2-2-cape-verde-pinas-historic-free-kick-earns-debutants-stunning-point\/#Uruguay_Fight_Back_%E2%80%94_Twice_Before_Half-Time\" >Uruguay Fight Back \u2014 Twice Before Half-Time<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.zee5.com\/global\/blog\/fifa-world-cup-2026-uruguay-2-2-cape-verde-pinas-historic-free-kick-earns-debutants-stunning-point\/#The_Blunder_That_Changed_Everything\" >The Blunder That Changed Everything<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.zee5.com\/global\/blog\/fifa-world-cup-2026-uruguay-2-2-cape-verde-pinas-historic-free-kick-earns-debutants-stunning-point\/#Late_Drama_and_Eight_Minutes_of_Stoppage_Time\" >Late Drama and Eight Minutes of Stoppage Time<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/www.zee5.com\/global\/blog\/fifa-world-cup-2026-uruguay-2-2-cape-verde-pinas-historic-free-kick-earns-debutants-stunning-point\/#Group_H_%E2%80%94_The_Picture_Heading_Into_the_Final_Round\" >Group H \u2014 The Picture Heading Into the Final Round<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Pinas_Free_Kick_%E2%80%94_History_in_One_Strike\"><\/span><strong>Pina&#8217;s Free Kick \u2014 History in One Strike<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Twenty-one minutes. Kevin Pina stepped up to a free kick 32 metres from goal, split the wall with a ferocious strike, and beat Fernando Muslera at his near post. It was the kind of goal that silences a crowd and demands a second look. It was also, in that instant, the first goal ever scored by Cape Verde in a World Cup match. Their players mobbed Pina. Their fans, a sea of blue and white in the stands, were delirious. Muslera, the veteran Uruguay goalkeeper, could only look back at the net in disbelief.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Uruguay_Fight_Back_%E2%80%94_Twice_Before_Half-Time\"><\/span><strong>Uruguay Fight Back \u2014 Twice Before Half-Time<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zee5.com\/sports\/football\/fifa-world-cup\/2026\/0-6-4z5974253\/0-2-5z5974716\/teams\/uruguay\/uruguay-squad\">Uruguay<\/a> are not a side that stays down for long. Maximiliano Ara\u00fajo pulled them level in the 44th minute \u2014 his second goal of the tournament, making him the first Uruguayan to score in each of his country&#8217;s first two World Cup matches. The momentum had shifted. Uruguay pressed, and right before the halftime whistle \u2014 in the sixth minute of added time \u2014 Agust\u00edn Canobbio tapped in a cross at the back post to make it 2-1. An extraordinary swing in fortune before the break: from 0-1 down to 2-1 up, all in the space of eight frantic minutes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_Blunder_That_Changed_Everything\"><\/span><strong>The Blunder That Changed Everything<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Uruguay looked to be heading for three points. Then came the moment that will haunt them. In the 61st minute, a miscommunication between defender Math\u00edas Olivera and an advanced Muslera left the ball loose in a dangerous area. Substitute H\u00e9lio Varela needed no second invitation \u2014 he pounced on the error and calmly slotted the ball into an empty net. It was the simplest of finishes to the most avoidable of goals. Olivera and Muslera looked at each other. Cape Verde had their equaliser. The score was 2-2.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Late_Drama_and_Eight_Minutes_of_Stoppage_Time\"><\/span><strong>Late Drama and Eight Minutes of Stoppage Time<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Uruguay threw everything at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zee5.com\/sports\/football\/fifa-world-cup\/2026\/0-6-4z5974253\/0-2-5z5974716\/teams\/cape-verde\/cape-verde-squad\">Cape Verde<\/a> in the closing stages. Federico Valverde, Uruguay&#8217;s captain and heartbeat, stepped up to a dangerous free kick in the 90th minute and fired just over the crossbar. Canobbio broke on the counter moments later but could not keep his effort on target under pressure from Roberto Lopes. Eight minutes of stoppage time followed \u2014 eight minutes of Uruguay pressure, Cape Verde defending with their lives, and eventually, the final whistle. Cape Verde held on.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Group_H_%E2%80%94_The_Picture_Heading_Into_the_Final_Round\"><\/span><strong>Group H \u2014 The Picture Heading Into the Final Round<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Spain lead Group H on four points after their opening draw with Cape Verde and their 4-0 demolition of Saudi Arabia. Cape Verde and Uruguay are both on two points \u2014 a remarkable achievement for the debutants, who now face Saudi Arabia in their final match knowing a win could secure their place in the knockout rounds for the first time in history.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Watch <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zee5.com\/sports\/football\/fifa-world-cup\/2026\/match-clips\/0-6-4z5974253\/uru-vs-cpv-highlights-fifa-world-cup-2026\/0-1-6z5989474\">Uruguay vs Cape Verde Match Highlight<\/a> Free, Only on ZEE5.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Uruguay&#8217;s situation is more precarious. Two draws from two matches leave them needing a result against group leaders Spain \u2014 a team that, right now, looks like one of the most dangerous sides in the tournament. It is the kind of test that defines World Cup campaigns. Uruguay have the experience. 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