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Messi lauds Cape Verde keeper Vozinha after tense World Cup duel
world1 month ago

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.

via Goal.com|
#argentina#cape-verde#lionel-messi
Vozinha earns Messi's praise after Cape Verde's heroic World Cup showing against Argentina
world-cup1 month ago

Vozinha earns Messi's praise after Cape Verde's heroic World Cup showing against Argentina

Cape Verde goalkeeper Vozinha delivered a sensational display with 18 saves across four matches, helping his side push defending champions Argentina to extra time before a 3-0 defeat. After the game, Messi hugged Vozinha and praised him, saying his people should be proud, and Vozinha joked about a shirt swap, cementing his breakout World Cup moment and skyrocketing his fame.

via Goal.com|
#argentina#cape-verde#l-messi
Cape Verde’s World Cup Dream Redefines Underdog Glory
sports1 month ago

Cape Verde’s World Cup Dream Redefines Underdog Glory

Cape Verde’s first World Cup appearance became one of the tournament’s defining stories, as a well-coached, relentless underdog pushed defending champions Argentina to the brink, earned group-stage draws with Spain, Uruguay and Saudi Arabia, and, led by Bubista and Vozinha with Cabral’s late equalizer, showed how expanded formats can create lasting national pride beyond trophies.

via The Ringer|
#bubista#cape-verde#sports
Cape Verde fall to Argentina after a heroic World Cup display
sports1 month ago

Cape Verde fall to Argentina after a heroic World Cup display

Cape Verde, the World Cup’s surprise package, earned a point against Spain and scored their first goals against Uruguay, then pushed reigning champions Argentina to the limit in Miami. Cabral’s wonder strike levelled the game twice, but a cruel deflection off Cristian Romero’s header handed Argentina a 3-2 extra-time win. Vozinha finished the tournament with a remarkable eight saves against Argentina (18 overall), becoming a cult hero as Cape Verde bowed out with hearts full and a historic campaign to their name.

via BBC|
#cabral#cape-verde#sports
Cape Verde goalkeeper Vozinha to be joined by his mother in World Cup match after visa bond waived
sports2 months ago

Cape Verde goalkeeper Vozinha to be joined by his mother in World Cup match after visa bond waived

US officials, with House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, waived visa bond fees so the Cape Verde goalkeeper Vozinha’s mother can watch him play in the World Cup in Miami, reuniting mother and son before Cape Verde’s match against Uruguay; the move comes after Vozinha helped Cape Verde secure a historic 0-0 draw with Spain and follows discussions about visa bonds waived for relatives of players.

via CNN|
#cape-verde#hakeem-jeffries#sports
Vozinha: Cape Verde’s veteran keeper shines against Spain at the World Cup
sports2 months ago

Vozinha: Cape Verde’s veteran keeper shines against Spain at the World Cup

Cape Verde’s 40-year-old goalkeeper Vozinha delivered a heroic World Cup debut against Spain, pulling off crucial saves and earning man of the match as Cape Verde held the European champions to a 0-0 draw. The veteran plays for Chaves in Portugal’s second tier and has hopped across clubs in Africa and Europe; his nickname comes from his grandparents, and his post-match rise to global fame — including a surge in social media attention — has made him a viral sensation.

via Al Jazeera|
#cape-verde#goalkeeper#spain-vs-cape-verde
Spain Dominates Cape Verde but Settles for a Goalless World Cup Draw
sports2 months ago

Spain Dominates Cape Verde but Settles for a Goalless World Cup Draw

Spain controlled the game with 27 shots to Cape Verde’s 6, but Cape Verde goalkeeper Vozinha and a stout defense kept the sheet clean in a 0-0 World Cup draw. Spain manager Luis de la Fuente called Cape Verde 'clearly inferior' after the match, while stressing the need to keep growing and noting that seven matches remain, with Lamine Yamal expected to play more in future games.

via Bleacher Report|
#0-0-draw#cape-verde#spain