the story of the mother of the Cape Verde hero

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June 22, 2026June 22, 2026By Mario Vásquez
the story of the mother of the Cape Verde hero

The mother of the goalkeeper of the national team Cape Verde, Josimar Dias ‘Vozinha’, thanked this Sunday all the fans who supported her to be able to attend the match against Uruguay in personafter missing the World Cup debut due to visa problems.

“I want to thank all the fans and all the people who helped me in this process. Also for the support they give to the teams, especially Cape Verde,” the mother of ‘Vozinha’, whose outstanding performance against Spain made him one of the figures of the World Cup so far.

“We are all supporting Cape Verde to play well and shine on the field,” he added in the video, which concluded with the shout of “Let’s go Blue Sharks!”, nickname of the African team.

After the draw against Spain (0-0), ‘Vozinha’ could not contain his tears and shortly after explained that his mother had not been able to obtain a visa to travel to the United States and watch that match in Atlanta.

Two days later, the State Department The United States confirmed that its consular team in Praia was providing assistance so that it could obtain the document in time and attend this Sunday’s match against Uruguay.

In addition to watching the match, the goalkeeper’s mother was also invited to a tour of the FIFA headquarters during the World Cup, according to another video posted on the X social network.

Uruguay and Cape Verde will meet this Sunday at the Hard Rock Stadium in Miami, in a duel that could leave the winner with one foot in the round of 32, reaching four points in the table.

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