Brazil’s confident 3–0 win over Scotland at the World Cup was notable not only because it sealed top spot in Group C, but because Vinicíus Júnior joined an elite band of legends to score in every group stage game at a single tournament.
Most of the spotlight and newspaper columns have focused on Vinicíus’s teammate, Neymar, and his call-up to Carlo Ancelotti’s roster despite his constant battles with injury and the fact he’d not played for the Seleção since 2023.