Real Madrid forward helps his Brazil national team get a crucial win with a dazzling performance | OneFootball

Over the last few years, Vinicius Junior has dispelled any doubts about his quality with his performances at Real Madrid. Since his arrival at the Merengue club in 2018, the forward has won 3 La Liga titles, 1 Copa del Rey, 3 Spanish Super Cups, 2 UEFA Super Cups, 2 FIFA Club World Cups, 1 FIFA Intercontinental Cup, and 2 UEFA Champions Leagues.

This season, he is also helping his team contend for the three big titles, and there is no doubt that his contributions will be essential if Los Blancos are to win any of these three titles.

However, despite these achievements with Real Madrid, Vinicius still has a lot to prove with his national side, Brazil. The winger has been quite inconsistent while playing for the Selecao, and although he has shone in some games, it is clear that he can do a lot more for his national side than he is currently doing.

The Brazilians have a lot of hopes in the forward, and in his last appearance in the yellow shirt, he fulfilled a lot of these expectations, as he put in a dazzling performance which was essential to get a win against Colombia in the World Cup 2026 qualifiers.

It did not take long for the Merengue forward to cause damage for the Colombians, as he won a penalty in the 6th minute, which was successfully converted by the Barcelona forward Raphinha.

However, his true moment of glory came only in the very last seconds of the game, as he took a shot from a long way out, which ended up in the back of the net after getting a slight touch from a defender.

This goal proved to be the winner for Brazil, as Colombia did not have any time left to score another goal and the game ended 2-1 in the Canarinha side’s favour.

Before that goal, the Real Madrid winger had seen three of his shots on target being saved by the goalkeeper. He also missed 1 big chance to score, but still, his penalty-winning and the goal turned out to be the most important contributions in the game.

Otherwise, the Brazilian forward did not have any extraordinary game. Sofascore notes that he got only 39 touches on the ball and attempted only 25 passes, of which 18 were successful, thus registering a passing success rate of 72%.

He also provided 2 key passes in this game, and the only 1 cross he attempted was also accurate. Vinicius also won 4 of his 8 ground duels and 1 of his 2 aerial duels in this match, but none of his 3 attempted dribbles were successful.

Thus, while he could have had an even better game, there is no doubt that the Real Madrid star was key to his side’s win. Hopefully, he will continue making such key contributions for his team going forward as well, and ultimately win the big trophies with his international side as well.