A BOLD punter made £3.2million by backing Spain NOT to beat Cape Verde at the World Cup.
The reigning European champions went into the match as huge favourites.
Cape Verde stars celebrate their incredible result Credit: AP
Vozinha was Cape Verde’s hero in Atlanta Credit: AFP
made it a World Cup debut to savour, however, by holding to a .
One Polymarket Sports user put down $427,952 (£320k) on Cape Verde to avoid defeat against their decorated opponents at nine per cent odds.
Polymarket confirmed after the match that the punter had cashed out an incredible $4,702,769.23 (£3.5m).
Cape Verde’s brilliant effort was underlined by their goalkeeper Vozinha.
The 40-year-old, earning his 89th cap, made seven saves and earned an 8.4 rating on WhoScored on the way to an incredible clean sheet.
Vozinha’s heroics led to him .
And there were touching scenes upon the final whistle, as the veteran goalkeeper by what he had just been part of.
After the game, he said: “I cried after the game because I grew up with my grandparents when I was a kid, and they could not be there. They passed away a few years ago.
Spain failed to score from 27 shots on goal Credit: Alamy
“My mum could not be here either for a VISA issue, and the money we had to pay for it. We did not manage to do this in time.”
Spain had 74 per cent of possession and 27 shots during the contest.
But Cape Verde were by no means dirty and over-physical in getting the upset – remarkably only committing one foul during the entire match.
The Blue Sharks will be back in action on Sunday as they take on .
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