Cape Verde have kept their hopes alive of reaching the knockout stages in their first ever football World Cup after another impressive draw against Uruguay. ⁣ ⁣ Cape Verde, who drew 0-0 with Spain in their opening match, took the lead against Uruguay before falling behind to trail 2-1 at half time. ⁣ ⁣ However, substitute Helio Varela leveled two minutes after coming on in the second half when he pounced on Mathias Olivera's loose back pass in no man's land.⁣ ⁣ Elsewhere, ten-man Belgium were held to a 0-0 draw by Iran in their World Cup Group G match in Los Angeles on Sunday as they failed to break through Iran's resilient defence.⁣ ⁣ Both Cape Verde and Iran have two points from their opening two group stage matches. ⁣ ⁣ #WorldCup2026 #FifaWorldCup #WC26 #Capeverde #bluesharks #Iran #Football⁣