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Cape Verde Scores First WC Point, Vozinha Gains 14 Million Followers

6/23/2026

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Summary

Story summary

Vozinha’s Instagram followers jumped from about 50,000 to over 14 million within hours of his shutout versus Spain.
A fundraiser, U.S. lawmakers and FIFA secured a visa waiver for Ana Candida Evora, who flew to Miami for the Uruguay match.
The draw earned Cape Verde its first World Cup point, making it the smallest nation ever to score a point.
Coach Pedro Leitão Brito said the result shows nothing is impossible.

History

Historical Context

In 1998 Jamaica became the first Caribbean debutant to earn World Cup points, beating Japan 2-1 in Lyon after losses to Croatia and Argentina. The win followed René Simões’s 1996 hiring, which guided the team through a CONCACAF qualifying run that sparked a national holiday. FIFA’s note of a debut-nation draw is therefore inaccurate; the victory remains Jamaica’s sole World Cup win.

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Story summary

Vozinha’s Instagram followers jumped from about 50,000 to over 14 million within hours of his shutout versus Spain.
A fundraiser, U.S. lawmakers and FIFA secured a visa waiver for Ana Candida Evora, who flew to Miami for the Uruguay match.
The draw earned Cape Verde its first World Cup point, making it the smallest nation ever to score a point.
Coach Pedro Leitão Brito said the result shows nothing is impossible.

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