Messi lauds Cape Verde keeper Vozinha after tense World Cup duel

Cape Verde goalkeeper Vozinha produced a heroic display against Argentina in the World Cup Round of 32, making 18 saves across four matches and keeping his side in the game until a late extra-time strike sealed Argentina’s win. After the match, Messi publicly praised Vozinha, saying the keeper should make his people proud, and the two reportedly arranged a shirt swap. Vozinha’s performance — and the Spain game group-stage performance that helped him become a global sensation — propelled him from relative obscurity to a social-media phenomenon as Cape Verde’s World Cup run captured imaginations.