Cape Verde's Sidny Lopes Cabral scores World Cup goal, praised by Mourinho and Marcelo

Sidny Lopes Cabral equalised for Cape Verde against Argentina in extra time of their World Cup match, which ended in a 3‑2 defeat. His strike was widely celebrated, drawing comments from former Real Madrid left‑back Marcelo, who called it the tournament’s best goal, and from José Mourinho, who had coached Cabral at Benfica and sent him encouraging messages.

Cabral said the goal and the messages boosted his confidence and highlighted his ambition to one day sign for Manchester City. He also reflected on the tournament, noting his team's strong performances and lamenting the racist abuse directed at Dutch players after a penalty miss against Morocco.