Uruguay Have 1 Maxi Araujo Goal Ruled Out Against Cape Verde

Q: After his heroic draw against Spain, did Cape Verde's 40-year-old goalkeeper live up to the hype against Uruguay?

No. Vozinha could not reproduce the match-defining display that made him a breakout story against Spain. Against Uruguay, Cape Verde lost 3-1 and spent long stretches under pressure. Uruguay finished with the stronger underlying numbers — 1.9559 expected goals to Cape Verde’s 0.655, 12 shots to 6, and 415 completed passes to 202 — which shows Vozinha was facing a far more sustained and higher-quality attacking threat than he did in the 0-0 draw with Spain. That does not mean he had a poor game in isolation. Uruguay are a much stronger side on paper than Cape Verde, and Marcelo Bielsa’s team controlled the match. But the key fact is that Vozinha was no longer the central reason Cape Verde stayed alive in the contest. Uruguay scored three times, including a late first-half burst that effectively decided the game before the break, and Cape Verde’s only goal came as a consolation in the 61st minute. So, measured against the hype created by his seven-save heroics versus Spain, the answer is no: he did not live up to that level. The broader context matters, though. Cape Verde were tournament debutants facing a clear favorite, and Uruguay’s dominance suggests this was less a collapse by Vozinha than a reminder of the gap in quality between the teams.

3 articles · Updated · bbc.co.uk · Jun 21

Maxi Araujo put Uruguay back in the net, but the effort was disallowed for offside after the move also struck the post.
Uruguay had controlled much of the match to that point, leading the chance creation 12-6 in shots and 1.96-0.66 on expected goals.
Cape Verde stayed level despite limited attacking pressure, managing only 3 touches in Uruguay's box and 1 corner through 69 minutes.
The Group G game carried knockout implications, with Uruguay and Cape Verde both starting the day on 2 points.