{"id":360028,"date":"2026-07-10T13:00:54","date_gmt":"2026-07-10T12:00:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/cape-verde-football-heroes-island-pride-and-social-change-dw-news\/"},"modified":"2026-07-10T13:00:54","modified_gmt":"2026-07-10T12:00:54","slug":"cape-verde-football-heroes-island-pride-and-social-change-dw-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/cape-verde-football-heroes-island-pride-and-social-change-dw-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Cape Verde: Football heroes, island pride and social change | DW News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.ytimg.com\/vi\/Ik6RV-XSc8s\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Cape Verde: Football heroes, island pride and social change | DW News\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Ik6RV-XSc8s\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Cape Verde&#8217;s football team has returned home to a hero&#8217;s welcome following this year&#8217;s FIFA World Cup where they won hearts around the world for their brave performances. 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