Cape Verdean goalkeeper Vozinha became a phenomenon on social media after his performance against Spain, in the historic goalless draw (0-0) in Cape Verde’s debut at the 2026 World Cup.
Elected best in the field, Vozinha saw his popularity soar, going from around 50 thousand followers to more than two million on social media. The growth was driven by high-level exhibition and also by a challenge launched by digital broadcaster CazeTV.
After the match, the goalkeeper was surprised to discover the impressive increase in followers and reacted with emotion and disbelief, in a moment that quickly became viral and reinforced his status as a national hero after the historic draw against Spain.
Little voice discovers live that she has gained more than 1 million followers 😂💙
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