"Dong Lu, founder of Chinese Football Little Heroes, appeared at Beijing Capital Airport on June 24 to receive the U12 Little World Cup championship trophy sent from Rome, Italy. That evening, he accepted an exclusive interview with Kankan News Knews.



In this World Cup, the West African island nation of Cape Verde, with a population of just over 500,000, shocked the world. They drew with Spain in the first round, drew with Uruguay in the second, and still held the initiative to advance in the final round against Saudi Arabia. Regarding the miracle created by Cape Verde, Dong Lu said that for some countries, football has nothing to do with population; for some countries, the national team has little to do with the country itself. Many players on the Cape Verde national team did not come from this island nation but only have Cape Verdean ancestry. Dong Lu believes that the key to Cape Verde's success lies in the fact that these players play in European leagues and participate in high-level matches on a regular basis.

It is understood that on Cape Verde's 26-man roster for the 2026 World Cup, 19 hold dual citizenship, and 14 were born abroad."
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