Cape Verde goalkeeper Vozinha was by far the biggest Instagram winner at the World Cup as he went from 30k followers to almost 30 million.
The 40-year-old and his team of minnows were one of the biggest success stories of the tournament as they reached the Round of 32.
Cape Verde went unbeaten in the group stages, opening with a goalless draw against eventual winners Spain, before a narrow 3-2 extra time defeat to Argentina in the knockouts.
Vozinha’s incredible displays saw him named in team of the tournament and his inspiring story resonated with fans.
His following grew by an astonishing 97,900 per cent and he now has 29.4m followers.
But incredibly that wasn’t the biggest overall increase as Norway‘s Erling Haaland‘s follower count grew by 32.1m to 72.7m.
Haaland was a hugely popular figure with fans during the tournament with his goofy personality and great sense of humour.
He thrilled fans at the World Cup after leading Norway’s ‘Viking Row’ after they beat Brazil to reach the quarter-finals, wearing a traditional Viking hat and banging on a drum.
During the tournament he also embraced American culture by spending nearly $10,000 on cowboy boots, a shirt that says: “You can kiss my Dallas” and he even bought a $750 stuffed raccoon.
Fans were left in stitches after seeing him arrive home holding the critter, which he bought from the Wild Bills store.
And the Whiskey Raccoon item has reportedly sold out after news of Haaland’s purchase went viral.
Haaland and Vozinha topped the Insta list but were followed by England‘s Jude Bellingham, whose count increased by 12m from 41.3m to 53.3m.
Bellingham was England’s best player of the tournament as his seven goals helped the team reach the semi-finals.
Cristiano Ronaldo also enjoyed a surge in followers, despite having 665.6m before the tournament started. He now has 677m.
World Cup winner Lamine Yamal saw a similar increase as his total went up by 11m to 54.3m, while runner-up Lionel Messi‘s went up by 7.5m from 506.5m to 514m.
Mexico‘s up-and-coming teenage star Gilberto Mora also enjoyed a rise in fame as he went from 1.1m followers to 7.7m.
France forward Michael Olise continued his increase in popularity with 5.7m extra followers.
And Real Madrid flop Endrick went from 18.3m to 23.9m – despite not even starting a game for Brazil.
