World Cup 2026: From bank worker to World Cup - the Dublin-born defender set to face Spain (opens in new tab)

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They are one of the smallest countries to play in a World Cup, but Cape Verde are aiming high, with a Dublin-born defender who used to work in a bank among their ranks.

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A Cape Verde soccer player got all the way to the World Cup, thanks to a LinkedIn message

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A Cape Verde soccer player got all the way to the World Cup, thanks to a LinkedIn message

Cape Verde’s Roberto Lopes was working at a bank when he was recruited on LinkedIn to play soccer—he thought it was spam, now he’s at the World Cup