2026 World Cup: Rio Ferdinand, Iker Casillas, Others React to Cape Verde's Display vs Argentina
- Cape Verde, a small island nation with just over 500,000 people, surprised many by remaining unbeaten through the group stage of the 2026 FIFA World Cup and showcasing strong defensive skills and resilience against teams like Spain and Uruguay.
- Goalkeeper Vozinha became a sensation by making seven saves against Spain and a total of 18 saves in the tournament, gaining over one million Instagram followers in one day and ranking among the top goalkeepers aged 40+.
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Envious of Gwanghwamun and the view, Cape Verde's definition of a company with good governance is the alignment of goals among shareholders, the board, and management; a soccer team united by a single goal of victory receives applause even if they lose. Last weekend's match between the small Atlantic nation of Cape Verde and title contender Argentina is the most powerful memory of the CONCACAF World Cup.
The world champion shakes, but he doesn't fall: Argentina with the greatest effort prevents the greatest embarrassment of the world championship history - and Cape Verde's fairy tale dramatically ended. The international press celebrates the outsider nevertheless.
Love, Respect, Admiration: Vozinha Shakes Hands with Messi, Cabo Verde Players Click Pictures with Argentina Icon After WC Exit
Get latest articles and stories on Sports at LatestLY. When fans worldwide switched their devices on, many would have anticipated Lionel Messi's magic to outclass a valiant Cabo Verde, resulting in a rather easy win. But Cabo Verde and their goalie Vozinha almost spoiled the party of a billion hearts beating for Messi, producing numerous saves despite Messi opening the scoring in 29th minute and Cabo Verde producing an equaliser in the 59th minu…
No coincidence they did not lose to Spain, Uruguay: Messi hails debutants Cabo Verdes resillience after sealing WC R16 spot - The Tribune
Messi-led Argentina, perhaps faced one of the scariest 100-odd minutes on a football pitch in recent times untill a Diney Borges own goal made it 3-2 in their favour, sending them to the round of 16 to battle a Mo Salah-led Egypt. While Messi opened the goal tally in the 29th minute and the world expected more magic from him, the 40-year-old Cabo Verde goalie Vozinha and his team had other plans: to give the defending champions a scare of a lifetime.
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