Voice thanks Brazilians after reaching 1 million followers

June 15, 2026 is a historic day for Josimar José Évora Dias, Vozinha. After shining and seeing Cape Verde hold a 0-0 draw against Spain in the World Cup opener, the African goalkeeper reached the milestone of 1 million followers on Instagram.

After the match, number 1 did not hide his happiness with the current numbers on his social networks. In an interview with CazéTV, Vozinha thanked the affection that Brazilians show for Cape Verde since the World Cup qualifiers.

"I had almost 50 thousand followers. That's crazy, that's crazy. Thank you very much, the Brazilians have always had a lot of affection for us and we felt that in the World Cup qualifiers. Now we're here on the biggest stage in the world and we're feeling this support and affection from the Brazilians. We can only be grateful!", said Vozinha.

During the broadcast of the match between Spain and Cape Verde, in the opening round of Group H of the World Cup, Camisiro Miguel asked viewers to follow the archer on Instagram. The result was that the player's profile on the network surpassed the 1 million follower mark in just a few minutes.

Vozinha returns to the field on Sunday (21), when Cape Verde faces Uruguay. The ball rolls at 7pm (Brasília time).

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Source: CNN