Argentina and Spain draw 0-0; extra time with ten players

Replacement on the Belgian bench

The Belgian Football Federation announced this Friday Mark van Bommel as the new national coach. The former Netherlands international replaces Rudi Garcia, whose departure was confirmed after his contract expired on July 31.

Van Bommel arrives after Belgium reached the quarterfinals in the last World Cup. The 48-year-old coach will lead a generation that he considers has high potential.

“Belgium has extraordinary players and enormous potential,” said Van Bommel. “Together with my coaching staff, we want to build a team that is disciplined, ambitious and brave enough to compete with the best.”

The Dutchman has previous experience in clubs such as PSV, Wolfsburg and Antwerp. Now he takes on the challenge of leading the ‘Red Devils’ to new achievements on the international stage.

Their first test will be qualifying for the next World Cup. The fans expect a firm and offensive style, a hallmark of his career as a player and technical director.

Vozinha a Colo Colo

Cape Verdean goalkeeper Vozinha, 40, will be a new Colo Colo player, confirmed the president of Blanco y Negro, Aníbal Mosa.

Mosa assured that the goalkeeper will travel to Chile in the coming days to undergo medical examinations and then will be presented at the Monumental Stadium. “He meets the conditions to be here,” he declared.

According to the leader, the operation also has a marketing component, but he stressed that Vozinha “has just had a very good World Cup.” He added that his arrival “places our club in the global orbit.”

Vozinha, whose real name is Josimar Dias, stole the show on June 15 with a key performance in Cape Verde’s 0-0 draw against then-European champions Spain. It was the first World Cup match in the history of his team.

Then Cape Verde tied 2-2 with Uruguay and 0-0 with Saudi Arabia. They lost in the round of 32 against Argentina, forcing extra time.

His career includes clubs in Angola, Moldova, Cyprus, Slovakia and Portugal. His last team was Chaves, from the Portuguese second league, where he played for two years and left with the pass in his possession.

The nickname “Vozinha” means “granny” in Portuguese. He received it from children who bullied him and laughed when he went home crying to his grandparents. He later adopted him because another classmate had the same first name.

After the game against Spain, his followers on Instagram went from about 50,000 to more than 2.4 million in a few hours. Today it totals 29.5 million.

Mosa stated that the final details are being worked out, but he has confirmation from the player’s representatives.

With a festive atmosphere and Caribbean rhythms, Santo Domingo began the twenty-fifth edition of the Central American and Caribbean Games. The event brings together some 6,200 athletes from 37 countries and territories, and marks the centenary of this regional competition.

Mexico will seek to maintain leadership in the medal table. In the previous edition, held in San Salvador, the Mexican delegation accumulated 353 medals, of which 145 were gold.

The flag bearers of the national delegation were the Olympic diver Juan Celaya and the shooter Gabriela Rodríguez. Both led the inaugural parade representing the country.

The Central American and Caribbean Games are one of the oldest multi-sport competitions on the continent. Its first edition was held in 1926 in Mexico City. Since then, they have been a platform for the development of sport in the region.

During the next few weeks, athletes will compete in various disciplines, with the hope of adding medals for their countries and achieving marks that will project them internationally.