WORLD● LOWAug 6 · Aug 6, 2026, 9:43 AM
Cape Verde's Vozinha gets hero's welcome in first appearance before Chile fans
France 24 [en]
At the Colo-Colo stadium on August 5, in the Chilean capital, the scenes of joy could have been mistaken for a World Cup victory. The trophy was not a championship, but the arrival of Vozinha, Cape Verde's 40-year-old goalkeeper who rose to international stardom during the recent FIFA World Cup, helping the small African island nation get past the group stage before suffering a narrow defeat to Argentina in the round of 32.
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