The logo of Cape Verde's national team, known as the Blue Sharks, is seen at the Cape Verdean Football Association in Praia, on May 18, 2026. Bola Pra Frente is considered one of the most renowned football academies in Cape Verde, with former students Joao Paulo Fernandes and Kevin Pina being part of the national team set to compete at the World Cup 2026. (Photo by PATRICK MEINHARDT / AFP via Getty Images)

People look at trophies displayed at the Cape Verdean Football Association in Praia, on May 18, 2026. Bola Pra Frente is considered one of the most renowned football academies in Cape Verde, with former students Joao Paulo Fernandes and Kevin Pina being part of the national team set to compete at the World Cup 2026. (Photo by PATRICK MEINHARDT / AFP via Getty Images)

A man displays a football jersey bearing the FIFA World Cup Trophy and the Iraqi national flag at his sportswear shop in Baghdad on May 18, 2026, ahead of the 2026 FIFA World Cup, for which the country qualified. The "Lions of Mesopotamia" secured the country's first World Cup appearance since the 1986 competition in Mexico with a 2-1 win over Bolivia on March 31, 2026. (Photo by AHMAD AL-RUBAYE / AFP via Getty Images)

A football student kicks the ball during practice at the Bola Pra Frente (Ball Forward) football academy in Praia, on May 18, 2026. Bola Pra Frente is considered one of the most renowned football academies in Cape Verde, with former students Joao Paulo Fernandes and Kevin Pina being part of the national team set to compete at the World Cup 2026. (Photo by PATRICK MEINHARDT / AFP via Getty Images)

Football students play a game during practice at the Bola Pra Frente (Ball Forward) football academy in Praia, on May 18, 2026. Bola Pra Frente is considered one of the most renowned football academies in Cape Verde, with former students Joao Paulo Fernandes and Kevin Pina being part of the national team set to compete at the World Cup 2026. (Photo by PATRICK MEINHARDT / AFP via Getty Images)

Football students celebrate after scoring a goal during practice at the Bola Pra Frente (Ball Forward) football academy in Praia, on May 18, 2026. Bola Pra Frente is considered one of the most renowned football academies in Cape Verde, with former students Joao Paulo Fernandes and Kevin Pina being part of the national team set to compete at the World Cup 2026. (Photo by PATRICK MEINHARDT / AFP via Getty Images)

(FILES) PSG's French forward #10 Ousmane Dembele takes part in the warm-up ahead of the French L1 football match between RC Lens and Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) at the Stade Bollaert-Delelis stadium in Lens on May 13, 2026. Paris Saint-Germain forward and Ballon d'Or winner Ousmane Dembele is suffering from "muscle discomfort in his right calf" and will remain "under treatment" this week, the club announced on May 18, 2026, twelve days before the UEFA Champions League final against Arsenal. (Photo by SIMON WOHLFAHRT / AFP via Getty Images)

A football student kicks the ball during practice at the Bola Pra Frente (Ball Forward) football academy in Praia, on May 18, 2026. Bola Pra Frente is considered one of the most renowned football academies in Cape Verde, with former students Joao Paulo Fernandes and Kevin Pina being part of the national team set to compete at the World Cup 2026. (Photo by PATRICK MEINHARDT / AFP via Getty Images)