Cabo Verde (PC- X) The match kicked off at the unearthly hour of 3:30 am. Given that I am still jet-lagged, it was an ordeal trying to get up on time. And yet I did, because I was keen to see Cabo Verde take on the world’s best. I wasn’t disappointed. Let me recount Lionel Messi’s free-kick in the 72nd minute to make the point. It was in Messi territory. The magician stood over the ball and, given the form he is in, there seemed only one destination for it. It was the perfect strike.