Vozinha's shirt is worth more than Alisson's and Neuer's — and an American paid R$ 65,000 to prove it
The shirt worn by the Cape Verde goalkeeper at the 2026 World Cup was sold for R$ 65,575 on MatchWornShirt, a new all-time record for the platform.
Cape Verde fell. Vozinha stayed — and the market already knows it.
The shirt worn by the goalkeeper in the group-stage match against Saudi Arabia at the 2026 World Cup went to auction on specialist site MatchWornShirt and was sold for R$ 65,575, according to ge. The figure is an all-time record on the platform for a goalkeeper shirt.
To put that in perspective: before Vozinha, the most expensive goalkeeper shirt ever sold on the site was an Alisson shirt worn in a Liverpool vs. Tottenham match in 2025 — R$ 59,044. Neuer, in Germany's shirt against Scotland, had fetched R$ 52,722. Vozinha beat them both.
The buyer? A fan from the United States. In total, there were 59 bids from 16 different countries, including Brazil.
The fascination is easy to understand. The goalkeeper was the standout name of Cape Verde, the biggest surprise of the tournament. He shone especially in the matches against Spain and Argentina — and only left the World Cup when Messi's side eliminated Cape Verde in the knockout rounds.
The elimination erased nothing. Vozinha finished the World Cup with more followers than seven world-champion nations, as ge reported. Now, with an auction record on his résumé, his name has become part of this World Cup's legacy.
The question that lingers: four years from now, will anyone pay more for a goalkeeper's shirt than they paid for Vozinha's in 2026?