After Cape Verde was eliminated in the qualifying, Cape Verde held numbers of friendlies, and on 24 May 2010, Stopira received another call-up and started in the match against the 2010 FIFA World Cup qualifier, Portugal.
After Cape Verde was eliminated in the qualifying, Cape Verde held numbers of friendlies, but without Stopira. On 24 May 2010, Stopira received another call-up and started in the match against the 2010 FIFA World Cup qualifier, Portugal.