Vozinha, who plays his club football in Portugal’s second tier for Chaves, turned 40 on 3 June and is the second-oldest man to make his World Cup debut.
Essam El-Hadary – also a goalkeeper – was 45 years and 161 days old when he made his first appearance at the 2018 tournament for Egypt.
Spain had 27 attempts during the match and Vozinha made seven saves. Since 1966, the only goalkeeper aged 40 or above to make more stops in a World Cup fixture is Northern Ireland’s Pat Jennings, who made 10 saves against Brazil in 1986.
An incredibly disciplined performance by Cape Verde was exemplified by the fact that they were penalised for only one foul – the fewest by a team in a World Cup match on record since 1966.
That foul, committed by Sidny Lopes Cabral in the first half, was punished with a yellow card.
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