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Teenagers play soccer in S\u00e3o Vicente, Cape Verde, in January. (Carmen Yasmine Abd Ali\/For The Washington Post)<\/figcaption>\n<\/figure>\n

S\u00c3O VICENTE, Cape Verde \u2014 Teenagers start arriving on the soccer fields in this island nation shortly after sunrise, as fog is still clearing, to sneak in drills before school. Early evening, they\u2019re back on the pitch for scrimmages that stretch into the night.<\/p>

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In soccer-obsessed Cape Verde, 10 islands a few hundred miles off the coast of West Africa, many have long shared a dream: to play professionally for marquee teams abroad, and under their home flag in international competition. Now, that dream has been turbocharged by the stunning ascent of Cape Verde\u2019s national team, which is heading to the World Cup for the first time.<\/p>\n

Cape Verde, with a population of about 525,000 and a diaspora about three times that size, is the second-smallest country ever to make it to soccer\u2019s biggest event, after Iceland. National pride is at an all-time high.<\/p>\n

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S\u00e3o Vicente, Cape Verde. The country has a population of about 525,000 and a diaspora about three times that size. (Carmen Yasmine Abd Ali\/For The Washington Post)<\/figcaption>\n<\/figure>\n
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Soccer jerseys in the shop of Maria da Gra\u00e7a Moreno dos Santos, the mother of star player Ianique dos Santos Tavares, known as Stopiro, in a market in Praia, the capital. (Carmen Yasmine Abd Ali\/For The Washington Post)<\/figcaption>\n<\/figure>\n

Players, coaches and fans say the ways that migration is woven into the story of Cape Verde\u2019s team \u2014 and the nation \u2014 are especially meaningful in this moment of toughening immigration policies.<\/p>\n

In the United States, which will host the tournament in June and July along with Canada and Mexico, President Donald Trump has led mass deportation campaigns and imposed visa restrictions that disproportionately target African countries, including Cape Verde.<\/p>\n

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Players show their medals and trophy after a leagues soccer match in S\u00e3o Vicente. (Carmen Yasmine Abd Ali\/For The Washington Post)<\/figcaption>\n<\/figure>\n
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The play continues even after a leagues soccer match in S\u00e3o Vicente. (Carmen Yasmine Abd Ali\/For The Washington Post)<\/figcaption>\n<\/figure>\n
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A soccer field in S\u00e3o Vicente. (Carmen Yasmine Abd Ali\/For The Washington Post)<\/figcaption>\n<\/figure>\n

That has sparked concern in Cape Verde and across the continent about who will be allowed to attend the World Cup and how those who go will be treated. During the group stage, Cape Verde is scheduled to play in Atlanta, Miami and Houston.<\/p>\n

Against this backdrop, Cape Verdeans say their team\u2019s success is a particularly poignant testament to the benefits of migration, which has shaped not only their soccer culture but their country.<\/p>\n

\u201cAll of our story is about immigration \u2014 it always has been,\u201d said national team Coach Pedro Leit\u00e3o Brito, who is known by his nickname, Bubista. He noted that the players on Cape Verde\u2019s team spend most of the year playing abroad, and many are part of the diaspora with dual nationalities.<\/p>\n

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Pedro Leit\u00e3o Brito, the Cape Verde national team coach, is known by his nickname Bubista. (Carmen Yasmine Abd Ali\/For The Washington Post)<\/figcaption>\n<\/figure>\n

Center-back Ianique dos Santos Tavares, known as Stopira, grew up in Cape Verde but has spent most of his career in Hungary. Midfielder Kevin Pina dreamed of playing internationally as a child, his mother said, and now does \u2014 in Russia. Roberto Carlos Lopes, another center-back, known as Pico, was born in Ireland and recruited to Cape Verde\u2019s team because his father is Cape Verdean.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe have players from all over the world,\u201d Bubista said. \u201cOur strength is that we work together. \u2026 The union between the islands and the diaspora is what makes the difference.\u201d<\/p>\n

It was not so long ago that Cape Verde\u2019s team did not have jerseys that fit, or proper cleats, recalled Armando Caetano Soares, who played on the first national team after independence from Portugal in 1975 and went on to become its coach. In those days, Soares said, players sometimes bought their own tickets to get to games.<\/p>\n

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Armando Caetano Sores, center, a former player from the first Cape Verde national team, celebrates after a recreational soccer game in S\u00e3o Vicente. (Carmen Yasmine Abd Ali\/For The Washington Post)<\/figcaption>\n<\/figure>\n
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Soccer graffiti in Praia, Cape Verde. (Carmen Yasmine Abd Ali\/For The Washington Post)<\/figcaption>\n<\/figure>\n
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Trophies and awards of Cape Verde’s national teams through the years at the Cape Verdean Football Federation headquarters (FCF) in Praia. (Carmen Yasmine Abd Ali\/For The Washington Post)<\/figcaption>\n<\/figure>\n

As Cape Verde\u2019s economy, shattered after a nearly two-decade-long independence struggle, started to grow, the government invested more in soccer. The nation\u2019s football federation grew more organized, and coaches began to take advantage of Cape Verde\u2019s huge diaspora, which is the result of voluntary and forced migration over generations.<\/p>\n

\u201cToday, every aspect has changed,\u201d said Soares, 69, a wiry man in a black-and-white-striped Adidas sweatsuit with a glass of red wine in his hand, celebrating after a recreational Sunday soccer game. \u201cThey are getting more professional; they are getting more organized.\u201d<\/p>\n

But Bubista, 55, fit with a serious face and a quick smile, is under no illusions about what the team is up against this summer. He let out a little laugh when asked about Cape Verde\u2019s World Cup lineup, which includes a first match June 15 against Spain, among the top teams in the world.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe team needs to be better,\u201d Bubista said, deadpan, of his players. \u201cBut we will be. I have confidence.\u201d<\/p>

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There\u2019s so much team pride here that kids have traded out their Lionel Messi jerseys for ones from Cape Verde. The team\u2019s gear is flying off the shelves. Teenage players say the national team\u2019s members are their role models.<\/p>\n

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Tiago Semedo, 15, during a soccer match in January. (Carmen Yasmine Abd Ali\/For The Washington Post)<\/figcaption>\n<\/figure>\n

\u201cMy motivation is the players on the national team,\u201d said Tiago Semedo, 15, who was playing an evening scrimmage. \u201cThey grew up here, and now they\u2019re representing us \u2026 it feels amazing.\u201d<\/p>\n

Matis Lima Barros, 22, a Cape Verdean midfielder who grew up in France and now plays with a club team in S\u00e3o Vicente, said that the country\u2019s strength lies in its diversity \u2014 and how it is bridged on the field.<\/p>\n

\u201cIn every aspect, Cape Verde is getting bigger,\u201d he said. taking a pause from joking with friends on the team in a mixture of French, English and Creole.<\/p>\n

\u201cEverything that goes up is people coming together,\u201d he said. \u201cThere are no solutions without unity.\u201d<\/p>\n

Love for the country has also united players, even though they live and work worldwide. No matter where they live, said M\u00e1rio Semedo, president of Cape Verde\u2019s football federation, they spend their holidays in Cape Verde and start businesses here. All players speak Creole, the lingua franca here. Praia is the capital.<\/p>\n

It helps that Bubista \u2014 whose nickname comes from Boa Vista, the island where he grew up before settling in S\u00e3o Vicente \u2014 played on the national team and rose through the leadership ranks before becoming the coach, Semedo said.<\/p>\n

A few years ago, when the team wasn\u2019t doing as well, there was talk of replacing Bubista with someone from Europe, Semedo added. (\u201cFootball is like this,\u201d he said with a shrug. \u201cPeople wanted a change.\u201d) But now, the tide has shifted and the quiet coach commands a celebrity status whose messaging, fans say, feels especially resonant in the Trump era.<\/p>\n

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Maria da Gra\u00e7a Moreno dos Santos, the mother of star player Stopiro, shows a picture of her son. (Carmen Yasmine Abd Ali\/For The Washington Post)<\/figcaption>\n<\/figure>\n
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Dos Santos sells soccer jerseys in a shop in Praia. (Carmen Yasmine Abd Ali\/For The Washington Post)<\/figcaption>\n<\/figure>\n

Maria da Gra\u00e7a Moreno dos Santos, the mother of star player Stopira, who worked in a market in Praia selling soccer jersey\u2019s emblazoned with Cape Verde\u2019s unofficial motto, \u201cno stress,\u201d said that rumors had been swirling about who would be allowed to attend the World Cup. In January, the State Department added Cape Verde to a list of countries whose residents are required to post a $15,000 bond to obtain a visa, although it is possible players\u2019 relatives will qualify for exceptions.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf Trump does not impede me, I will be there,\u201d dos Santos said. She recalled being in shock watching her son score a goal in the October game that qualified the team for the World Cup.<\/p>\n

Many here say they\u2019ve already felt the impacts of Trump\u2019s policies and are struggling to get the same visas that, for years, allowed them to move freely between Cape Verde and the U.S. for work.<\/p>\n

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Players at a soccer match in S\u00e3o Vicente. (Carmen Yasmine Abd Ali\/For The Washington Post)<\/figcaption>\n<\/figure>\n

\u201cWe know that the world is changing,\u201d Semedo said adding that officials were increasingly aware that they must encourage young people to dream of success abroad, but also create an environment and incentives for people to want to stay in Cape Verde.<\/p>\n

Despite the long odds, Semedo added, the immediate goal is clear: Victory in the U.S.<\/p>\n

\u201cUs Cape Verdeans, we have a lot of hope,\u201d Semedo said. \u201cOur country is a little country without many means. But we know how to fight.\u201d<\/p>

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C\u00e1tia Lush Sequeira contributed to this report.<\/i><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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