Brazil fans gather at fan walk ahead of Brazil v. Japan Round of 32 World Cup match today

Cape Verde completed an improbable run through the group stage with a third straight World Cup draw to become the smallest country to earn a spot in the knockout round following a 0-0 draw against Saudi Arabia on Friday night.

The small island nation off the western coast of Africa, which is making its debut on soccer's grandest stage, already held 2010 champion Spain to a 0-0 draw and then came from behind to get a 2-2 result against Uruguay.

Cape Verde's three points put the team in second place behind Spain, which beat Uruguay on Friday night and won the group.

Cape Verde will play reigning World Cup champion Argentina in Miami on July 3.

Drawing all three group matches does not guarantee advancement at major soccer tournaments. But several teams have done it in the past, including Wales in 1958, Ireland and the Netherlands in 1990, and Chile in 1998. New Zealand, however, also got three draws at the 2010 World Cup and was eliminated.

On the eve of the match, Cape Verde coach Bubista mused, "everyone is entitled to dream, and nothing is impossible."

The Blue Sharks proved him right, overcoming seemingly insurmountable odds as this country of just more than 500,000 reached the round of 32.

A woman, her face painted with the archipelago's flag, held a sign that read: "Small Islands, Big Dreams."

A dream that these underdogs have made reality as they continue their charmed run on the world stage.

They did it with another strong game from Vozinha, the 40-year-old goalkeeper whose tournament success has helped him amass more than 16 million Instagram followers.

He had a save in first-half stoppage time, grabbing a header from Mohamed Kanno to keep Saudi Arabia scoreless. Another save came in the 66th minute when he leaped to deflect a shot from Mohammed Abu Al-Shamat.

A third came in the 92nd minute when he stopped a shot by Abdullah Al-Hamdan.

Four Houston-area residents are accused of violating temporary flight restrictions by flying drones near Houston's FIFA Fan Festival, Acting U.S. Attorney John G.E. Marck said.

Federal officials said John Alexander Meza, 26, of La Porte, Jordan Lee Zale, 38, of Richmond, Huu An Nguyen Dinh, 30, of Pearland, and Patrick Phillip Heer, 34, of Katy, all have federal criminal complaints against them for flying drones into "sensitive national defense airspace without authorization."

The four separate drone incidents that occurred on June 11, 13, and 18 were investigated by federal authorities. Detectives said that each of the four people charged is accused of piloting the drones that entered the temporary flight restriction zones near the festival.

In a statement, federal officials said that the FAA has designated all FIFA World Cup stadiums and official events as strict "no drone zones" and that any unauthorized drone flights are strictly prohibited. They added that taking off, flying, or landing a drone could lead to federal and local charges being brought against the pilot.

The U.S. Attorney's Office said that the FAA implements temporary flight restrictions to limit air travel and secure the airspace near major sporting events for safety reasons.

Meza, Zale, and Nguyen are due in court on July 7, and Heer is due on July 8.

Officials said the FBI, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Homeland Security Investigations, Customs and Border Protection, Federal Air Marshal Service, Houston Police Department, Harris County Sheriff's Office, and Texas Department of Public Safety are conducting the joint investigations into the four people accused.

Japan booked a World Cup date with record five-time champions Brazil after a 1-1 draw with Sweden on Thursday that sent both teams to the knockout stage.

Daizen Maeda gave Japan the lead in the 56th minute, and Anthony Elanga took it away six minutes later.

Japan is advancing out of the group stage for the third consecutive World Cup and fifth time in seven tries since first reaching the round of 16 as co-hosts in 2002. The Japanese team finished second in Group F behind the Netherlands and will play Brazil in Houston on Monday in the round of 32.

"For the good of football in Japan, I think it would be a very good experience," coach Hajime Moriyasu said through a translator of his 16th-ranked team facing No. 5 Brazil. "We do believe there's a chance for us to win. And then we hope that we will be able to move one step further, move on to the next stage."

Kaan Ayhan scored on the final kick of the match, and Turkey beat the United States 3-2 Thursday night for its only win of the World Cup.

Auston Trusty scored in the third minute and Sebastian Berhalter got a tying goal early in the second half for the Americans, who had already won Group D with victories over Paraguay and Australia. Coach Mauricio Pochettino's team will meet Bosnia-Herzegovina in the Round of 32 on Wednesday.

Pochettino fielded nine new starters for this low-stakes game, but Christian Pulisic entered in the 58th minute. He hadn't played since the first half of the Americans' opener due to a calf injury.

Arda Güler and Orkun Kökü scored in the first half of a resilient performance by Turkey, which had already been eliminated after losing its first two matches despite largely dominating both statistically.

Turkey improbably won in the eighth minute of stoppage time when Can Uzun got the ball in space on the back post and pushed it past sprawling goalkeeper Matt Turner to Ayhan, who slid to knock it home.

The game's meaninglessness didn't matter to the raucous sellout crowd that packed SoFi Stadium. The American team's fan base has been energized by its strong start to this home World Cup -- and this Los Angeles-area crowd was still chanting and standing when Berhalter airmailed a long corner to Trusty, who made the stadium shake when he banged it home inside the back post.

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