00:00İtaly's 2006 World Cup hero Marco Materazzi
00:03has been stunned by Cape Verde's fairytale debut
00:06at the 2026 tournament,
00:09labeling them the biggest surprise of the competition.
00:12The Cape Verde Islanders enchanted fans
00:15with an unbeaten group stage run
00:17featuring three draws to advance in second place
00:20behind Spain and ahead of Uruguay.
00:23The team led by inspirational goalkeeper Vozinha
00:26earned a dream matchup in the last 32
00:29against reigning champions Argentina in Miami on Friday.
00:34Materazzi acknowledged Cape Verde as the clear underdog,
00:37but warned that anything can happen in 90 minutes of football.
00:41The 52-year-old former defender praised Argentina's 39-year-old great Lionel Messi,
00:47who currently tops the tournament's scoring charts with six goals.
00:51Cape Verde's presence serves as a painful reminder of Italy's continued absence,
00:56with the Azzurri missing the last three World Cup tournaments.
01:00The last time Italy reached the knockout stage
01:03was during their triumphant 2006 campaign,
01:06where Materazzi scored in the final against France.
01:09Materazzi stated that Italian football stopped growing on July 9, 2006,
01:14while smaller nations like Cape Verde, Curaçao and Uzbekistan
01:18built modern systems to qualify.
01:21The Italian icon pinned his hopes on newly elected Italian Football Federation president Giovanni Malago
01:28to change the system and bring Italy back to the global stage.
01:32Materazzi highlighted the superior infrastructure of other nations,
01:36noting that Uzbekistan boasts 12 training pitches at their headquarters,
01:40compared to only two or three at Italy's Coverziano.
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