{"id":713,"date":"2026-07-11T08:50:30","date_gmt":"2026-07-11T07:50:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mediaconversation.com\/?p=713"},"modified":"2026-07-11T08:57:46","modified_gmt":"2026-07-11T07:57:46","slug":"vozinhas-mother-gets-us-visa-to-watch-sons-world-cup-match","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mediaconversation.com\/?p=713","title":{"rendered":"Vozinha&#8217;s Mother Gets US Visa To Watch Son&#8217;s World Cup Match"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The mother of Cape Verde goalkeeper Vozinha has secured a United States visa, allowing her to attend her son&#8217;s next FIFA World Cup match.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The development was announced by United States Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries, who said the visa process was resolved after he intervened.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Vozinha gained international attention after delivering an outstanding performance during Cape Verde&#8217;s historic World Cup debut against Spain, where he made seven saves to secure a goalless draw.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Following the match, the 40-year-old goalkeeper revealed that his mother had been unable to obtain a visa in time to travel to the United States.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>READ ALSO:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/mediaconversation.com\/?p=502\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"502\">World Cup 2026: US-Iran Tensions, Local Travel Hurdles, Global Friction Shape Fan Atmosphere <\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The story attracted public attention, prompting Jeffries to contact US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and request assistance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Jeffries said the State Department worked with Cape Verde authorities to resolve the issue and facilitate her travel arrangements.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He thanked officials from the US government, Cape Verde, and FIFA for their cooperation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The development highlighted challenges faced by some international fans due to strict travel regulations surrounding major sporting events.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>READ ALSO:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/mediaconversation.com\/?p=686\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"686\">COMMESSA Week \u201926 Wraps Up Amid Renewed Call For Academics-Entertainment Balance<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The mother of Cape Verde goalkeeper Vozinha has secured a United States visa, allowing her to attend her son&#8217;s next FIFA World Cup match. The development was announced by United States Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries, who said the visa process was resolved after he intervened. Vozinha gained international attention after delivering an outstanding performance during [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":714,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"iawp_total_views":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[119,14,46],"tags":[177,125,176,178],"class_list":["post-713","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-entertainment","category-trendingnews","category-worldnews","tag-cape-verde","tag-fifa","tag-footballl","tag-usa"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mediaconversation.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/713","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mediaconversation.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mediaconversation.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mediaconversation.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mediaconversation.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=713"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/mediaconversation.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/713\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":717,"href":"https:\/\/mediaconversation.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/713\/revisions\/717"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mediaconversation.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/714"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mediaconversation.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=713"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mediaconversation.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=713"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mediaconversation.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=713"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}