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World Cup 2026: Who is Vozinha, heroic goalkeeper of Cape Verde?

World Cup 2026: Who is Vozinha, heroic goalkeeper of Cape Verde?
France 24 Tuesday 16 June 2026, 21:22 UTC By FRANCE24 1 min read
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To display this content from YouTube, you must enable advertisement tracking and audience measurement. One of your browser extensions seems to be blocking the video player from loading. To watch this content, you may need to disable it on this site. World Cup 2026: Who is Vozinha, heroic goalkeeper of Cape Verde? Sport Issued on: Share Goalkeeper Vozinha was Cape Verde's hero in Monday's 0-0 draw against Spain, which marked his country's first-ever World Cup match. At age 40, he was playing in his first World Cup match and was named man of the match.
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