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[upbeat music] Cape Verde national team goalkeeper, captain, and 2026 World Cup breakout star Vozinha has confessed that he has struggled with celebrity.

The 40-year-old, who shot to stardom after making seven saves in Cape Verde's World Cup opening scoreless draw with eventual champions Spain, told the UK's Observer that he's lost his peace and tranquility and bemoaned no longer having privacy.

Vozinha's Instagram following exploded from 56,000 to over a million by the time the match against Spain reached its conclusion.

He's now just shy of 30 million followers.

I could use some of those.

Currently on duty with Cape Verde, having decided to extend his international career, Vozinha also admitted that if given the choice, he'd return to his life prior to becoming an overnight sensation, adding that people seek fame because they only see the positive side of having a public profile.

While his exploits at the World Cup earned him a move to Chile's biggest club, Colo-Colo, as well as a surprising Goalkeeper of the Year nomination at the Ballon d'Or Awards, Vozinha underscored how it was a collective effort that led to Cape Verde's Cinderella run in the World Cup, and that he was glad that it had brought considerable attention to his West African island nation, and hoped that it would help improve living conditions for his people.

Thank you, Eric.

Being thrust into fame, especially on a stage as global as the World Cup, presents such a unique challenge, especially when you shortly after make a club move that doesn't go the way you're hoping, because he hasn't played too much at Colo-Colo.

And we've seen this a few times with the World Cup magic leading to a club move, but never quite to this extent.

Vozinha said, by the way, that he can't go out in public without people asking for his autograph or wanting to take pictures.

He also added that people tend to film him without his permission.

[upbeat music] Cape Verde national team goalkeeper, captain, and 2026 World Cup breakout star Vozinha has confessed that he has struggled with celebrity.

The 40-year-old, who shot to stardom after making seven saves in Cape Verde's World Cup opening scoreless draw with eventual champions Spain, told the UK's Observer that he's lost his peace and tranquility and bemoaned no longer having privacy.

Vozinha's Instagram following exploded from 56,000 to over a million by the time the match against Spain reached its conclusion.

He's now just shy of 30 million followers.

I could use some of those.

Currently on duty with Cape Verde, having decided to extend his international career, Vozinha also admitted that if given the choice, he'd return to his life prior to becoming an overnight sensation, adding that people seek fame because they only see the positive side of having a public profile.

While his exploits at the World Cup earned him a move to Chile's biggest club, Colo-Colo, as well as a surprising Goalkeeper of the Year nomination at the Ballon d'Or Awards, Vozinha underscored how it was a collective effort that led to Cape Verde's Cinderella run in the World Cup, and that he was glad that it had brought considerable attention to his West African island nation, and hoped that it would help improve living conditions for his people.

Thank you, Eric.

Being thrust into fame, especially on a stage as global as the World Cup, presents such a unique challenge, especially when you shortly after make a club move that doesn't go the way you're hoping, because he hasn't played too much at Colo-Colo.

And we've seen this a few times with the World Cup magic leading to a club move, but never quite to this extent.

Vozinha said, by the way, that he can't go out in public without people asking for his autograph or wanting to take pictures.

He also added that people tend to film him without his permission.