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Portugal 0-2 Cape Verde: Someone tell Ronaldo this is not an April Fool’s Day joke

Published 09:25 1 Apr 2015 BST

Updated 09:26 1 Apr 2015 BST

Patrick McCarry
Portugal 0-2 Cape Verde: Someone tell Ronaldo this is not an April Fool’s Day joke

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I leave you clowns alone for two hours and you do this?

Portugal fell to a shock 2-0 defeat against Cape Verde last night and half the footballing world is refusing to believe it actually happened. The world's seventh ranked side fell to two first half goals - a cross/shot from Odair Fortes and Gegé's header - and lost defender Andre Pinto to a second-half red. The match had been arranged to raise funds for a natural disaster on the island of Cape Verde [located more than 400 miles west of Senegal, west Africa]. Portugal were without Cristiano Ronaldo and Pepé [Pepé!] but were still expected to swat the minnows aside. We say minnows but Cape Verde are ranked 38th in the world, 28 places above Ireland.

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