By Razeen Gutta
In Monday’s Fifa World Cup action, European champions Spain were stunned by a 0-0 stalemate against debutants Cape Verde before Egypt also picked up a point against Belgium.
Spain dominated Cape Verde with 74% possession but couldn’t break down the 2000-1 outsiders. “The dream came true,” 40-year-old keeper Vozinha said after his side’s famous point.
The 2010 world champions could not quite believe their luck in front of goal, but manager Luis de la Fuente insisted there was no need to panic just yet: “We are completely calm, convinced that there is a long way to go. As we see it, we have seven games left,” he told reporters.
Birthday boy Mohamed Salah picked up an assist for Emam Ashour to get Egypt off the mark before Belgium salvaged a 1-1 draw through some magic from Romelu Lukaku, who forced an own goal seconds after coming on off the bench.
In Miami, Uruguay needed Maxi Araujo’s late strike to rescue a 1-1 draw with Saudi Arabia. In the late game, following after months of doubt over their participation, Iran twice trailed against New Zealand..
Elijah Just struck twice in Los Angeles, but Ramin Rezaeian and Mohammad Mohebbi hit back to earn Iran a point.
On Tuesday, France take on Senegal before champions Argentina face Algeria in the early hours of Wednesday morning.
All the action continues to be broadcast live on SuperSport..
Pictured above: Spain vs Cape Verde
Source: @fifaworldcup
