Cape Verde goalkeeper Vozinha is one of the stars of this World Cup. And in a totally unexpected twist, he reached almost the same number of followers as Manuel Neuer, Germany’s goalkeeper and a legend.
The veteran Cape Verde goalkeeper, 40, gained prominence after his spectacular performance against Spain, where he made several decisive saves to rescue a historic draw for his national team.
After the match, a campaign driven by the popular Brazilian streamer Casimiro invited millions of fans to follow the goalkeeper on Instagram.
The effect was immediate: in a matter of days, Vozinha went from having just a few tens of thousands of followers to gaining millions of new fans around the world.
Finally, Vozinha surpassed the 14 million follower mark, and he is only 600 thousand followers away from matching the legend Manuel Neuer.