Hero Cape Verde goalkeeper Vozinha to be reunited with mother at World Cup

Vozinha’s mother will attend her son’s next match against Uruguay after she was finally able to secure a visa to travel to the US

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Vozinha, the 40-year-old Cape Verde goalkeeper whose man-of-the-match performance denied Spain in one of the biggest World Cup shocks of all time, will be reunited with his mother at the tournament after the cost of her visa to the US was waived.

Vozinha made seven saves as minnows Cape Verde held Spain, one of the World Cup favourites, to a 0-0 draw in Atlanta.