Luis Figo on Vozinha’s performance against Spain national football team:
🗣️ “If you watched that match, you cannot talk about a normal goalkeeper performance. Vozinha didn’t just make saves he changed the entire game.
Spain could easily have been 3 or 4 goals up. I’m talking about clear chances, not half chances. But every time they thought it was in, he produced something unbelievable.
At this level, when a team like Spain gets that many opportunities and still doesn’t score, you have to look at the goalkeeper first and he was outstanding.
What impressed me most was his confidence. It felt like nothing was getting past him. The more Spain attacked, the stronger he became.
People will talk about Spain missing chances, but the truth is simple: Vozinha stopped a game that should have been decided early.
That is a performance that wins you respect from everyone in football.”
This must be the first time i am seeing ZERO excitement for the FIFA on the kolkata streets which are generally adorned with 🇧🇷 or 🇦🇷 flags. Neighborhood used to host watch parties but this time it's pretty silent.
I blame the exclusive broadcasting by Zee5 for this.
Football is genuinely the closest thing we have to a universal language. Expanding the World Cup to 48 teams was a top tier decision man. More countries, more cultures, more stories.
The fact that Cape Verde sent everyone forward in the 90th minute because they wanted to beat (NOT draw) Spain is everything that makes the World Cup beautiful.
What an incredible draw.
🇨🇻😢 Cape Verde goalkeeper Vozinha: "I cried after the game because I grew up with my grandparents when I was a kid, and they could not be there. They passed away a few years ago. My mum could not be here either for a VISA issue, and the money we had to pay for it. We did not manage to do this in time." (@TheAthleticFC)