Vozinha. Image via: Getty ImagesVozinha is set for a life-changing pay rise after Colo-Colo confirmed a deal to sign the Cape Verde goalkeeper following his star turn at the 2026 World Cup. The 40-year-old, who arrived at the tournament without a club, has agreed to join the Chilean giants on an 18-month contract that will nearly triple his previous salary.The move caps a remarkable few weeks for a player who was largely unknown outside journeyman circles before this summer, and it underlines how a single tournament can reshape a career overnight.Vozinha agreed to sign with Colo-ColoColo-Colo president Aníbal Mosa confirmed the agreement on Friday, telling reporters, "We have an agreement." He added that the finer points were still being worked out, though he said the club had received confirmation from Vozinha's representatives."Vozinha is going to be a Colo Colo player," Mosa said, noting the goalkeeper would soon travel to Chile for his medical before being formally unveiled at the Estadio Monumental in Santiago.Ahead of the announcement, Colo-Colo teased the arrival on social media with an image of Vozinha's unmistakable curly hair, writing simply, "Welcome. We're waiting for you." The post spread quickly among Colo-Colo fans and across Chile, a country that missed out on World Cup qualification this year.Financial details vary slightly between outlets, but the direction is unmistakable. Vozinha reportedly earned between $9,000 and $10,000 a month at Portuguese second-tier side Chaves. At Colo-Colo, his monthly wage is expected to land between $25,000 and $27,000, with El Deportivo placing the full deal's value near $500,000 if it runs the full 18 months.How the 2026 FIFA World Cup changed Vozinha's life and careerBefore this summer, Vozinha's career had wound through Angola, Cyprus, Moldova and Slovakia before Chaves. None of it hinted at what was coming in North America.Cape Verde became the smallest nation ever to reach the knockout rounds of a men's World Cup, and Vozinha was central to that run. He kept clean sheets in two of the team's three group games, highlighted by a scoreless draw against eventual champions Spain. In the round of 32, Cape Verde pushed defending champion Argentina into extra time before falling 3-2 to Lionel Messi's side.That performance, built on a string of difficult saves against two of the tournament's heavyweight attacks, turned Vozinha into one of the summer's most talked-about figures and earned him a spot on FIFA's fan-voted Dream XI.Vozinha saw biggest Instagram follower rise after World CupNo player's online following grew faster during the tournament. Vozinha entered the World Cup with somewhere around 30,000 to 50,000 Instagram followers. A man-of-the-match display against Spain, featuring seven saves, pushed that number past 11 million within 48 hours, and it kept rising as Cape Verde advanced.His total now sits close to 30 million, a figure that outpaces the growth of players who earned far more attention on the pitch. He does not appear on lists of the tournament's highest earners, but his new audience may end up worth more commercially than his old club salary ever was.With the medical and formal presentation in Santiago still to come, the real test starts once he's between the posts for Colo-Colo, whose fans are already banking on the goalkeeper who stunned Spain and Argentina to help them chase silverware at home.