Thierry Henry, Zlatan Ibrahimović praise Cape Verde’s World Cup effort: ‘These are heroes’

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Cape Verde, in its maiden FIFA World Cup appearance, earned global admiration by pushing champions Argentina to the limit. Despite a loss, the team's performance was praised by soccer legends Thierry Henry and Zlatan Ibrahimović as heroic.

Cape Verde lost on Friday, but won the respect of just about every soccer fan on the planet. Representing a country of around 530,000 in their first-ever FIFA World Cup appearance, Cape Verde took defending champion Argentina to their absolute limit. In a match that will be talked about for years, they matched Lionel Messi…