Magical World Cup ride of Vozinha and Cape Verde ends after pushing Messi and Argentina to the brink

MIAMI GARDENS: (Jul 4)  All that Vozinha wanted out of this World Cup was for his mother to see him play.

He got that — and so much more.

Cape Verde didn’t win a match at the World Cup, and somehow, that didn’t seem to matter. The African team’s debut on this stage was unforgettable, thanks largely to the 40-year-old goalkeeper who nearly engineered a soccer story that would have been counted among the greatest upsets in sports history.