Douglas Borges

Portuguesa RJ · Paulista - A1 · Goalkeeper · #1 · Brazil · 35 yrs

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Douglas Borges

Goalkeeper · #1

Legal name: Douglas Borges
Age: 35
Nationality: Brazil
Height: 188
Weight: 88
Preferred foot: —
Injured: No
Current club: Portuguesa RJ

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Argentina avoid biggest World Cup upset with extra-time win vs Cape Verde

skysports.com · 3 weeks ago

Argentina avoided the biggest upset in World Cup history after Diney Borges' own-goal in extra-time rescued a 3-2 win over Cape Verde to book their place in the last 16 of the tournament.

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Cape Verde’s World Cup fairytale continues after Saudi Arabia draw secures Argentina tie

theguardian.com · last month

After the full-time whistle Cape Verde’s players formed a huddle around their head coach, Bubista, eyes straining at the tiny moving images on a mobile phone. They sought the certainty that a dream had come true and, when the outcome nearly 1,000 miles away in Guadalajara was confirmed, erupted in unfathomable joy. Dailon Livramento, the centre-forward, leapt on to the back of his teammate “Diney” Borges. Everyone in view grabbed the nearest person to embrace and then came all the flags, the islands represented by their 10 stars made famous during one of the World Cup’s most compelling underdog stories in decades.One of them was waved in the stands by Ana Cândida Évora, the mother of their remarkable goalkeeper, Vozinha. Others made their way on to the pitch and what a sight it was when the entire squad, visibly buzzing to a man, stayed still for long enough to pose for photographs in front of a disbelieving support. They drummed and sang into the night because never has the most formidable of tasks seemed so glorious. Cape Verde, the country of 530,000, will take on Lionel Messi and Argentina in the last 32. Continue reading...

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Uruguay 2-2 Cape Verde: World Cup 2026 – live

theguardian.com · last month

⚽️ Kick-off: 6pm local time/11pm BST/8am (Mon) AEST⚽️ Player guide | Bracketology | Golden Boot | Email Beau4 min Cano is down, having received a small shove from Borges that, if his reaction is to be believed, dislocated several vertebrae.3 min Lopes Cabral is judo-tossed again. What’d he do to deserve this? Continue reading...

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Douglas Borges

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Player headlines

Argentina avoid biggest World Cup upset with extra-time win vs Cape Verde

Cape Verde’s World Cup fairytale continues after Saudi Arabia draw secures Argentina tie

Uruguay 2-2 Cape Verde: World Cup 2026 – live

Player headlines

Argentina avoid biggest World Cup upset with extra-time win vs Cape Verde

Cape Verde’s World Cup fairytale continues after Saudi Arabia draw secures Argentina tie

Uruguay 2-2 Cape Verde: World Cup 2026 – live