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Get the free app no ads · no paywallWC 2026 ⚽ · 16 June 2026
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Cape Verde goalkeeper Vozinha had 20,000 Instagram followers before kick-off against Spain. By full-time, he had gained 6.7 million more. The 40 year old made seven saves, kept the European champions scoreless, won man of the match, and cried at the final whistle. He woke up a journeyman. He went to bed a World Cup icon.
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