The Cape Verde players, after staring at the celebrating Spanish players for a while, turned and began walking to their respective positions.
On the sidelines, their manager walked forward a bit before putting his hands together to draw the attention of his men.
Most glanced his way and caught the words he said, but they knew they had to get their own thoughts right before they could implement those of another.
For the fans in the stands, their joy of appearing at the World Cup had been cut short.
As an island that had to sometimes play teams they hadn't even heard of to make the tournament, the circumstances at the moment were a bit downing.
Still, they picked themselves up and began rallying whatever support they could behind their players on the pitch.
"It's only the fourth minute here, and Spain are already leading. What a game we could be having on our hands," the commentator said, settling into it.
