{"id":17051,"date":"2026-07-07T23:28:40","date_gmt":"2026-07-07T17:58:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.zee5.com\/global\/blog\/?p=17051"},"modified":"2026-07-07T23:28:40","modified_gmt":"2026-07-07T17:58:40","slug":"fifa-world-cup-2026-goal-of-the-week-sidny-lopes-cabrals-thunderbolt-against-the-world-champions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.zee5.com\/global\/blog\/fifa-world-cup-2026-goal-of-the-week-sidny-lopes-cabrals-thunderbolt-against-the-world-champions\/","title":{"rendered":"FIFA World Cup 2026\u2122 | Goal of the Week | Sidny Lopes Cabral&#8217;s Thunderbolt Against the World Champions"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>There are goals that go in. And there are goals that silence 60,000 people in an instant. Sidny Lopes Cabral&#8217;s 103rd-minute strike against Argentina belongs firmly in the second category.<\/p><div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_73 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-black ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Page Contents:<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #282fff;color:#282fff\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #282fff;color:#282fff\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.zee5.com\/global\/blog\/fifa-world-cup-2026-goal-of-the-week-sidny-lopes-cabrals-thunderbolt-against-the-world-champions\/#The_Moment\" title=\"The Moment\">The Moment<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.zee5.com\/global\/blog\/fifa-world-cup-2026-goal-of-the-week-sidny-lopes-cabrals-thunderbolt-against-the-world-champions\/#What_It_Meant\" title=\"What It Meant\">What It Meant<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.zee5.com\/global\/blog\/fifa-world-cup-2026-goal-of-the-week-sidny-lopes-cabrals-thunderbolt-against-the-world-champions\/#The_Goal_Itself\" title=\"The Goal Itself\">The Goal Itself<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.zee5.com\/global\/blog\/fifa-world-cup-2026-goal-of-the-week-sidny-lopes-cabrals-thunderbolt-against-the-world-champions\/#The_Bigger_Picture\" title=\"The Bigger Picture\">The Bigger Picture<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><i>Relive every moment of the <\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zee5.com\/sports\/football\/fifa-world-cup\/2026\"><i>FIFA World Cup 2026\u2122<\/i><\/a><i> Round of 16 \u2014 and every match from here \u2014 live on ZEE 5. Subscribe to the <\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zee5.com\/myaccount\/subscription?plan-ref=0-11-7467&amp;asset-ref=0-6-4z5914493&amp;visibility=SELECTED&amp;context=FIFA\"><i>ZEE 5 FIFA Subscription<\/i><\/a><i> Quarterly Plan at \u20b9799.<\/i><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_Moment\"><\/span><b>The Moment<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Extra time. 103rd minute. Miami Stadium. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zee5.com\/sports\/football\/fifa-world-cup\/2026\/0-6-4z5974253\/0-2-5z5974716\/teams\/argentina\/argentina-squad\">Argentina <\/a>\u2014 defending World Cup champions \u2014 had just gone 2\u20131 ahead through Lisandro Mart\u00ednez&#8217;s thunderous volley in the 92nd minute. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zee5.com\/sports\/football\/fifa-world-cup\/2026\/0-6-4z5974253\/0-2-5z5974716\/teams\/cape-verde\/cape-verde-squad\">Cabo Verde<\/a>, appearing in the World Cup for the first time, were running out of time against the greatest team on the planet.<\/p>\n<p>Then Sidny Lopes Cabral collected the ball on the edge of the penalty area. There was no elaborate build-up. No through ball to chase. He simply received, set his body, and struck. The ball dipped and curled, bending away from Emi Mart\u00ednez&#8217;s reach and arrowing into the top right-hand corner. The Argentine goalkeeper did not move.<\/p>\n<p>2\u20132. The 103rd minute. Cabo Verde were level with Argentina again.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_It_Meant\"><\/span><b>What It Meant<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>This was not a consolation goal. It was not a tap-in from a rebound. Cabral&#8217;s strike kept Cabo Verde alive in a match they had been told, repeatedly, to accept a loss and move on. A nation of half a million people, playing in their first-ever World Cup, had now equalised twice against the defending champions. The unthinkable \u2014 Cabo Verde eliminating Argentina \u2014 was suddenly, genuinely possible.<\/p>\n<p>The impact was immediate and total. The Cabo Verde bench ran onto the edge of the technical area. The Argentine players exchanged glances. Messi, who had scored a record-breaking 20th World Cup goal in the 29th minute, had watched his side squander a 1\u20130 lead, fight to reclaim it, and lose it again in extra time to a strike that required nothing short of perfection to execute.<\/p>\n<p>For eight minutes after Cabral&#8217;s goal \u2014 until Cristian Romero&#8217;s deflected header in the 111th minute ultimately decided the match \u2014 Cabo Verde were level. Eight minutes from one of the greatest upsets in World Cup history.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_Goal_Itself\"><\/span><b>The Goal Itself<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>What makes a goal great is partly technique and partly context. Cabral&#8217;s strike had both in abundance. The curl was genuine \u2014 not a mis-hit that happened to find the corner, but a deliberate, full-contact curling drive from a distance that demanded precision. The ball moved in the air late and dropped below the crossbar just as Emi Mart\u00ednez processed the trajectory. By the time he had, it was already in.<\/p>\n<p>The top corner of the net, in the 103rd minute of extra time, against the World Cup holders. If you are going to score one goal at a World Cup, this is how you score it.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_Bigger_Picture\"><\/span><b>The Bigger Picture<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Cabo Verde&#8217;s Round of 32 campaign \u2014 a 2-3 loss twice equalised, taken to 120 minutes \u2014 was one of the stories of this tournament&#8217;s early rounds. Vozinha, the 40-year-old goalkeeper, kept Argentina out repeatedly. Deroy Duarte scored the first equaliser in the 59th minute that silenced Miami. And Cabral put them level again in extra time with a goal that will be shown in highlight reels long after the scoreline is forgotten.<\/p>\n<p>Argentina survived 3\u20132. 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