Cape Verde goalkeeper Vozinha gained more than a million Instagram followers after performing heroically during his nation’s World Cup clash with Spain, The Sun reports.
The 40-year-old performed admirably as his nation earned an incredible 0-0 draw with Spain on their World Cup debut.
So impressed were pundits on Brazilian channel Caze TV, that they urged viewers to help Vozinha reach 100,000 Instagram followers during half-time.
Fans did so in their droves, with the stopper up to 220,000 within barely a minute.
The veteran, who plays his club football in the Portuguese second tier with Chaves, was set to be greeted by an avalanche of notifications upon looking at his phone after the game.
By the hour mark his Instagram feed had reached 350,000 followers.
At full time, Vozinha was up to 389,000 – and astonishingly he gained another 500,000 within five minutes of the final whistle.
By the time he reached the dressing room he had surpassed ONE MILLION followers.
The experienced stopper kept an incredible clean sheet as Cape Verde stunned Spain in Atlanta.
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Vozinha received an 8.4 rating via WhoScored and made seven saves during a heroic effort.
Upon the final whistle he was mobbed by his thrilled team-mates, and looked on the verge of tears as he soaked in the moment.
Vozinha has been playing for Cape Verde since 2012 and was earning his 89th cap against Spain.
After the game, he said: “I cried after the game because I grew up with my grandparents when I was a kid, and they could not be there. They passed away a few years ago.
“My mum could not be here either for a VISA issue, and the money we had to pay for it. We did not manage to do this in time.”
And in an interview with Caze TV following the clean sheet, he found out the incredible number of followers he had gained.
He said: “I had almost 50,000 followers [before]. Wow…
“They said, I think, I have half a million 1781591422….
He was then shown a phone which showed he had over a million followers and looked on in astonishment.
Vozinha commented: “That’s crazy…
“Thank you so much, Brazilians have always been very affectionate towards us.
“We have felt this during our qualification campaign, we have felt this support and affection from Brazilians.”
