ˌɔn nˈaɪn dʒˈænjuːˌɛɹi tˈuː θˈaʊzənd fˈoːɹtiːn, vˈæskoʊ dˈɑː ɡˈɑːmə plˈeɪd ɐ fɹˈɛndli mˈætʃ ɐɡˈɛnst dʒˈɜːmən bˈʌndɪslˌɪɡə vˌiːˈɛf bˈiː stˈʌtɡɑːɹt æt kˌoʊˈɛtsənbˌɜːɡ stˈeɪdiəm ɪn stˈɛlənbˌɑːʃ ænd lˈɔst fˈaɪv zˈiəɹoʊ ˈæftɚɹ ɐ bɹˈeɪs fɹʌm moʊhˈæmɪd ˈæbdɪlˌeɪəjˌuː, plˈʌs ɡˈoʊlz fɹʌm kˈækaʊ, mˈɑːɹtɪn hˈɑːɹnɪk ænd vˈɛdæd aɪbˈɪʃvɪk.
On 9 January 2014, Vasco da Gama played a friendly match against German Bundesliga VfB Stuttgart at Coetzenberg Stadium in Stellenbosch and lost 5–0 after a brace from Mohammed Abdellaoue, plus goals from Cacau, Martin Harnik and Vedad Ibišević.