Jul 13, 2026
Brazil national football team: full squad and key players at the 2026 World Cup
Carlo Ancelotti’s Brazil went to the 2026 World Cup with Vinicius Junior, Raphinha and a returning Neymar, then fell in the round of 16. Here is the f...
Vinicius Junior
21 articles tagged with "Vinicius Junior"
Jul 13, 2026
Vinicius wants to stay at Real Madrid, but money is holding up a new deal
Vinicius Junior has made no secret of wanting to stay at Real Madrid, yet a gap over salary and a signing bonus is holding up a new contract, with his...
Jul 6, 2026
Brazil’s earliest World Cup exit since 1990 asks harder questions than Ancelotti will admit
Carlo Ancelotti is calling a last-16 defeat to Norway the start of a new cycle. The harder truth is that Brazil’s problems ran through this whole camp...
Jul 3, 2026
Brazil face Haaland and an old Norway hoodoo in the last 16
Brazil have never beaten Norway in four attempts. Now Erling Haaland and the Norwegians stand between them and a World Cup quarter-final at MetLife St...
Jul 2, 2026
The World Cup last 16 begins this weekend with four ties worth staying up for
The World Cup knockouts resume this weekend with four last-16 ties, from Mexico’s unbeaten Azteca fortress to a Vinicius-versus-Haaland duel at MetLif...
Jun 25, 2026
The Golden Boot race is wide open, and the World Cup’s format will decide it
Lionel Messi leads the World Cup Golden Boot race on five goals, but with Mbappe, Haaland and Vinicius all on four and a 48-team knockout draw to navi...
Jun 24, 2026
Scotland must beat Brazil to keep their World Cup dream alive
Back at a World Cup for the first time since 1998, Scotland need a win over the five-time champions in Miami to reach the knockout rounds for the firs...
Jun 22, 2026
Raphinha’s hamstring injury clouds Brazil’s run into the World Cup knockouts
Brazil have not ruled Raphinha out of the tournament, but a hamstring injury picked up against Haiti looks set to keep their key forward out of the gr...
Jun 20, 2026
Cunha brace and Vinicius send Brazil top of Group C as Haiti go out
Matheus Cunha scored twice and Vinicius Junior added a third as Brazil beat Haiti 3-0 in Philadelphia to move top of Group C and end the debutants’ to...
Jun 14, 2026
Vinícius spares Brazil as Morocco hold the five-time champions in their World Cup opener
Vinícius Júnior’s equaliser earned five-time champions Brazil a 1-1 draw against an impressive Morocco side in their World Cup opener at MetLife Stadi...
Jun 10, 2026
Brazil open their World Cup against a Morocco side that fears nobody
Carlo Ancelotti’s Brazil begin their World Cup against the Morocco team that reached the 2022 semi-finals, with Neymar’s fitness one of the big questi...
Jun 7, 2026
Endrick off the bench settles a scrappy Brazil win over Egypt
Two defensive mix-ups, one teenage substitute and a familiar warning for Carlo Ancelotti as Brazil closed their World Cup preparations with a nervy vi...
Jun 6, 2026
Brazil face Egypt in their final World Cup tune-up without the injured Neymar
Brazil round off their World Cup preparation against Egypt in Cleveland on Saturday, but Carlo Ancelotti has to do it without Neymar, who is racing to...
Jun 1, 2026
Vinícius shines as Brazil sweep Panama aside 6-2 in their World Cup send-off
Carlo Ancelotti’s Brazil tore Panama apart at the Maracanã in a 6-2 World Cup warm-up, with Vinícius Júnior pulling the strings and a much-changed sec...
May 17, 2026
Vinicius’s 15th-minute strike gives Real Madrid 1-0 at Sevilla on their last away trip of the season
Brahim Diaz to Mbappé to Vinícius and the only goal in Andalusia was on its way inside a quarter of an hour, enough for Real Madrid to leave the Ramón...
May 4, 2026
Vinicius double sinks Espanyol and keeps La Liga alive ahead of El Clasico
Vinicius Junior struck twice in the second half on Sunday as Real Madrid won 2-0 at Espanyol, narrowing Barcelona’s title lead to 11 points and pushin...
Apr 25, 2026
Bellerin’s 94th-minute equaliser at La Cartuja leaves Real Madrid eight points back with five to play
Vinicius opened the scoring inside 17 minutes and Real Madrid looked set to keep La Liga alive. Hector Bellerin had other ideas, with a stoppage-time...
Mar 23, 2026
Vinicius strikes twice as 10-man Real Madrid edge Atletico 3-2 in pulsating derby
Vinicius Junior scored twice, including a stunning solo goal, as Real Madrid came from behind to beat Atletico Madrid 3-2 at the Bernabeu on Sunday de...
Mar 18, 2026
Eze stunner sends Arsenal through as Chelsea and Manchester City crash out of Champions League
Arsenal booked their place in the Champions League quarter-finals with a 2-0 win over Bayer Leverkusen on Tuesday, while Chelsea and Manchester City b...
Mar 12, 2026
Valverde blitzes Manchester City with first-half hat-trick as Real Madrid seize Champions League control
Federico Valverde scored all three goals before half-time as Real Madrid demolished Manchester City 3-0 at the Santiago Bernabeu in the first leg of t...
Apr 24, 2025
Today’s football icons: The industry’s current top players
Explore the current top players and find out how they dominated their respective playing fields with their impressive hat-tricks and game-changing goa...