After Cape Verde stunned European Champions Spain on their World Cup debut, Lee Dixon admitted it all nearly got a bit too much for him
Former Arsenal defender Lee Dixon has said he was almost in tears when Cape Verde drew with Spain on their World Cup debut. There were emotional scenes amongst the players from the tiny African island.
They arrived into the USA as one of the minnows of the tournament, having qualified for the competition for the first time in their nation’s history. Against Spain, who are many people’s favourites for the competition, they were the underdogs, in the same way Curacao were against Germany.
However, all of their players put in the game of their lives, particularly 40-year-old shot-stopper Vozinha, who made save after save from the Spanish.
After seeing many of the players weeping in joy, Dixon said: “I have to say, you might hear it in my voice, I am a bit emotional. It’s absolutely fantastic, a brilliant, brilliant performance.
“They deserve that point more than anything and Spain almost don’t deserve a point. They will walk off disappointed but this night is Cape Verde’s.
“What a performance, every single one of them. The centre-halves, the full-backs. That man there (Vozinha), crying, I am nearly crying myself.”
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