Vozinha has set a world record for the number of subscribers among goalkeepers

Cape Verde goalkeeper Vozinha became the most popular goalkeeper on social media after the match of the 1/16 finals of the 2026 World Cup against Argentina, which ended with a score of 2:3.

The number of followers on the Instagram social network (owned by Meta, recognized as extremist and banned in the Russian Federation) of the 40-year-old African football player has increased to 20.6 million people. According to this indicator, he beat the goalkeeper of the national team of Belgium and Real Madrid, Thibaut Courtois, whose account has 18 million subscribers.

Before the start of the World Cup, Vozigny's audience was about 50 thousand people. The player's popularity began to grow sharply after the first group stage match against the Spanish national team (0-0), when the number of his subscribers reached 5 million, adds Sport-Express.

"Having made eight saves, Vozinha finished the current World Cup with 18 saves, becoming the third in this indicator after Eloy Rum from Curaçao (20) and Paraguayan Orlando Gill (19)," the Opta statistical service reports.

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The national team of Argentina defeated the Cape Verdean team in the match of the 1/16 finals of the FIFA World Cup. The match took place on July 3 in Miami and ended with a score of 3:2 in extra time. Among the Argentines, Lionel Messi scored goals in the 29th minute and Lisandro Martinez in the 92nd minute. Deroy Duarte (59th) and Sidney Cabral (103rd) scored for the Cape Verdean national team. The decisive goal was scored by Cape Verdean player Dinej in the 111th minute of the match.