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Josimar Dias, better known as Vozinha, walked away from the 2026 FIFA men's World Cup with nearly 30 million Instagram followers, but the 40-year-old Cape Verde goalkeeper actually gained so much more: the ability to prolong his soccer career.
Vozinha "has an agreement in place" to join Colo-Colo in Chile, per The Athletic's Colin Millar.
“We can confirm Vozinha will be a Colo-Colo player," Millar quoted Colo-Colo president Anibal Mosa as saying to local media. "We have an agreement; the final details are being ironed out, but we already have confirmation from his entourage and his representative. We reached an agreement based on a proposal that we submitted."
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Vozinha previously played for Chaves in Portugal, and he has played internationally for Cape Verde since 2012, per FOX Sports.
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Cape Verde became the third-smallest country to qualify for the World Cup and vastly outperformed everyone's expectations this summer — mostly because nobody outside of Cape Verde had any expectations.
The Blue Sharks finished second behind Spain, the eventual World Cup champions, in Group H and made history by reaching the knockout stage. In the Round of 32, Cape Verde gave Argentina everything they could handle — forcing extra time and losing narrowly, 3-2.
Vozinha recorded clean sheets in two of Cape Verde's four World Cup matches — the only team to blank Spain — and made countless spectacular saves. He logged seven saves against Spain and eight saves against Argentina.
It's great for Vozinha that he found a home in Chile, but I'm disappointed that MLS didn't find a way to keep him playing stateside. Watch his recent segment on "CBS Mornings" below.
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