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Cape Verdean goalkeeper Vozinha continues to defy age, delivering impressive performances at the 2026 World Cup despite being 40 years old.
After frustrating European champions Spain in his World Cup debut, Vozinha kept another clean sheet against Saudi Arabia, securing Cape Verde's second goalless draw of the tournament. This achievement makes him only the third goalkeeper aged 40 or over to record at least two shutouts at a World Cup. He joins the esteemed company of England legend Peter Shilton and Italy's iconic custodian Dino Zoff.
As for the Cape Verde national team, they have become only the third African debutant to remain undefeated in all three of their World Cup group stage matches. The other two nations to achieve this feat were Cameroon (three draws at the 1982 World Cup) and Senegal (one win and two draws at the 2002 World Cup).
Furthermore, the "Blue Sharks" are now the fourth team to record only draws in their first three World Cup matches. This rare occurrence was previously seen with Wales (1958 World Cup), Cameroon (1982 World Cup), and the Republic of Ireland (1994 World Cup).
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