00:00This 40-year-old goalkeeper is now a global star after putting in a historic World Cup
00:05performance against Spain.
00:06He kept La Minha Mal at bay and now has millions of new followers online thanks to a shout
00:11out from a Brazilian YouTube channel.
00:13This is Vozinha, the Cabo Verde goalkeeper who is one of the oldest players to ever play
00:18at a World Cup.
00:20Cabo Verde have reached the tournament for the first time and Vozinha kept a clean sheet
00:24in their opener against Spain.
00:25At half-time, Brazilian broadcaster Kaze TV encouraged viewers to help get Vozinha to
00:31100,000 Instagram followers.
00:34The fans flocked to his account and within a couple of hours of the game ending, Vozinha
00:38had gained more than 2 million new followers.
00:41It's an incredible start to the World Cup for the veteran keeper and it could get even
00:46better.
00:47If Cabo Verde can pick up a win against either Uruguay or Saudi Arabia in their remaining group
00:53stage games, the Blue Sharks are almost certain to qualify for the knockout rounds.
00:58The journey might just be getting started for Cabo Verde and Vozinha.
01:01I will wait for you!
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