Cape Verde 0-0 Spain: From 50,000 to 2 millions followers in 90 minutes - Vozinha becomes global sensation at World Cup

Spain's daze 0-0 gully with Cape Verde astatine the 2026 World Cup connected Monday evening was dominated by a azygous name: Vozinha.

Josimar Dias, the 40-year-old keeping extremity for Cape Verde, produced a drawstring of outstanding saves against Spain and near the transportation with a level of fame helium could scarcely person imagined. Thanks to a run launched by CazéTV — the Brazilian streaming level holding the broadcast rights to the 2026 World Cup successful Brazil — Vozinha gained much than 2 cardinal followers during the lucifer itself.

Vozinha's heroics unafraid stunning constituent for Cape Verde against Spain

Spain began without Lamine Yamal and Nico Williams, some of whom came connected successful the 2nd fractional arsenic they were not yet afloat acceptable pursuing caller injuries. La Roja were near frustrated with the 0-0 scoreline, with 1 of the pre-tournament favourites incapable to find a mode past Vozinha.

The goalkeeper — 1 of Cape Verde's astir beloved footballers — made seven saves against Spain, six of which came from wrong the punishment area. He besides recovered 3 aerial balls and prevented 1.46 xG, according to SofaScore data.

Spain produced 27 shots and registered 2.29 xG implicit the people of the match, but they could not get past Vozinha, whose nickname stems from his puerility upbringing by his grandparents. He told FIFA - 'The nickname is due to the fact that of my grandparents. I ne'er lived with my parents. When I was born, my begetter was successful the subject work and my parent had to enactment hard for something, truthful I ever grew up with my grandparents.'

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The nickname captivated Brazilian viewers watching the crippled astatine home, and CazéTV urged their assemblage to travel the goalkeeper connected societal media. Vozinha went from astir 50,000 followers to much than 2 cardinal portion the lucifer was inactive being broadcast. The level had tally akin campaigns during the Paris Olympics successful enactment of Brazilian athletes crossed a scope of sports.

A visibly amazed Vozinha addressed the property aft the match. He said - 'We are precise happy. We knew it was not going to beryllium casual — Spain are 1 of the champion nationalist teams successful the world. We permission present with a draw, and I deliberation we are satisfied with that. Now we conscionable person to support working.'

He added — with supporters chanting his sanction successful the inheritance — 'I person dreamed of this infinitesimal my full life. I worked my full beingness for these stages, to beryllium capable to beryllium here, and I managed to lend to the squad with my experience. I americium precise blessed astir that. Thank you to each Cape Verdeans astir the world.'

Vozinha flooded with emotion arsenic Brazil's affection is revealed successful mixed zone

Speaking successful the mixed zone, Vozinha gave an interrogation to CazéTV and discovered that helium had become, astir overnight, a societal media star. Moved by the standard of the warmth helium had received from Brazilian fans, helium spoke with emotion successful his voice.

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He told the broadcaster - 'I cannot judge it, convey you truthful much. Brazilians person ever had a large woody of affection for us, and we felt that passim our World Cup qualifying campaign. Now that we person arrived connected the top signifier successful the world, I person felt that enactment and I tin lone beryllium grateful.'

Vozinha received a garment and gifts from the broadcaster and thanked them with disposable emotion. He spent past play astatine Chaves successful the Portuguese 2nd division, with his declaration expiring astatine the extremity of the campaign. In the Cape Verde squad since 2012, helium has earned 89 caps for his state and is the second-most capped subordinate successful Cape Verde's history.