ShireHub's read: Spain had 27 shots. A 40-year-old goalkeeper from a country of 530,000 people stopped all of them. Final score: 0-0.

Spain came into this World Cup as bookmakers' top pick to lift the trophy. Cape Verde came in as a country most people couldn't place on a map, playing in their first-ever World Cup game.

Then Vozinha happened.

Cape Verde set up with five defenders and a disciplined wall in front of them. Spain pressed, Spain attacked, Spain created — and every time they thought they'd found a way through, Vozinha was there. 27 shots. Zero goals. Spain's most shots without scoring in a World Cup match since records began.

To make it more striking: Lamine Yamal, Spain's electric winger, wasn't even fit to start. He watched from the bench as his team failed to break down a side ranked 61 places below them.

Cape Verde didn't just defend. They held their shape for 90 minutes, won second balls, and made Spain look disorganized in the final third.

The man behind the moment:

Vozinha is 40 years old. He's kept goal for Cape Verde for over a decade, at a level most people outside the country never noticed. This was his first World Cup. On the biggest stage in football, against one of the best teams in the world, he produced the performance of his career.

He didn't say much after the game. He didn't need to. His saves had already said everything.

Group H standings after Matchday 1 👇 🥇 Cape Verde — 1 pt 🥇 Spain — 1 pt 🥉 Saudi Arabia — 0 pts (yet to play) 🥉 Uruguay — 0 pts (yet to play)

Next up for Spain: vs Saudi Arabia — Sunday

Over to you:

Spain 27 shots. Zero goals. Did you see this coming? 👀 Does this result change how you see Spain's chances this tournament? Tell us what you think in the comments!

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