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Pawtucket’s Cape Verdeans celebrate shocker

A raucous crowd celebrated Cape Verde's shocking 0-0 draw with Spain in the Pawtucket City Hall parking lot on Monday.
A raucous crowd celebrated Cape Verde's shocking 0-0 draw with Spain in the Pawtucket City Hall parking lot on Monday.

PAWTUCKET – Crowds whooped and danced throughout Cape Verde’s stunning 0-0 draw with Spain in their FIFA World Cup match on Monday.

The Cape Verdean team was ranked 67th, while Spain was ranked at number 2, making this one of the most shocking outcomes in the history of the tournament.

Mayor Donald Grebien shared this video of the crowd.