Vozinha shuts out Spain, Uruguay next for Cape Verde

Vozinha kept Spain out

0–0. Cape Verde's first World Cup match, and your goalkeeper walked off a hero. Vozinha, 40, was named in the Team of the Matchday 1 after shutting out the reigning European champions (1) (5). Spain had the ball. Spain had the names. They did not have a goal. Diney Borges and the backline held firm, and Vozinha caught everything. The point is real.

Uruguay on Sunday

Group H moves fast. Cape Verde face Uruguay on Sunday, 21 June 2026, with a real chance to make the knockout stage (2). A point against Spain already flipped the group. Another one here and the Blue Sharks are flying. Uruguay will come hard, this is the match that decides who controls the group.

The documentary is here

"Um Milagre no Atlântico", A Miracle in the Atlantic, tells the story of how Cape Verde got to this tournament. Seu Jorge narrates it, Enrico Saraiva produced it, and it covers that 3–0 night against Eswatini in October 2025 that sent the country through (4). The nation called this a second independence. Now the world gets to see why.

A hero speaks

One Cape Verde player is adjusting to sudden fame. "I am a blessed person," he told A Bola about life after the Spain result (3). No names in the teaser yet, but the full interview is out and worth reading. A World Cup debut does strange things to a person.

The 40-year-old outshining legends

Cristiano Ronaldo and Luka Modric have not delivered at this tournament. Vozinha has. The Cape Verde goalkeeper is the standout among the 40-year-olds at World Cup 2026 (6). At an age when most keepers are long retired, he just held Spain to a clean sheet in your country's first World Cup match. That is not a footnote. That is the story.