One of World Cup's great stories - can Cape Verde become legends?

Key developments are emerging from the global stage. One of World Cup's great stories - can Cape Verde become legends? Figure caption, Cape Verde continue to surprise with entertaining Uruguay drawByAdam MillingtonBBC Sport journalistPublished1 hour agoCape Verde's World Cup campaign will go down in history - and they are now on the cusp of going a step further. They had already produced one of the biggest shocks of all time as they drew with Spain (who were 65 places higher them in Fifa's world rankings) in their tournament debut.

The Blue Sharks showed their class again on the game's biggest stage on Sunday by holding two-time winners Uruguay, and are in serious contention for a place in the knockouts. They were creative, entertaining and confident in their thrilling 2-2 draw, and also produced another dose of the steely determination that guided them to their shock result against Spain. The archipelago of 10 islands in the Atlantic Ocean, with a population of just under 525,000 according to the latest figures from the World Bank, have now held their own against two World Cup stalwarts.

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No heroics were needed from goalkeeper Vozinha - who rose from 40,000 Instagram followers before the game against Spain to move than 15 million - this time as they limited Uruguay to just two shots on target, but heroes were found at the other end of the pitch. "They will be checking their phones to see how many followers they have," said former Wales defender Ashley Wiliams on One. Vozinha's mother was not able to attend the Spain match because of the high cost of obtaining a visa to enter the USA but she was present in Miami, and treated to an enthralling display.

Image source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Helio Varela equalised for Cape Verde against UruguayThe 40-year-old keeper who inspired Cape Verde's historic debut Published6 days agoThe key stats as Cape Verde earn shock draw against Spain Published6 days agoFrom the first minute, Cape Verde employed an attack-minded game - constantly attempting to get the ball up the pitch to cause Uruguay trouble. The South American heavyweights found themselves on the ropes in the face of Cape Verde's verve. Then came the history-making moment.

Kevin Pina stepped up to take a 30-yard free-kick and Uruguay's wall opted to part as they jumped, letting his arrowed effort find a path through the middle and go past keeper Fernando Muslera. Back in the archipelago's capital of Praia, their first goal was met with jubilation. Figure caption, Cape Verde fan goes wild over first goal live on NewsWritten off by pundits going into their match against Uruguay - Williams and Benni McCarthy on One both predicted they would lose - Cape Verde refused to follow the script.

A gift led to the second goal which drew the scores level, but Helio Varela did well regardless to produce a deft touch to take the ball past the stranded Muslera before stroking it into the back of the net.

The story has become one of the most prominent items on the global agenda.