SAVIOR.- The attacker of Brazil and of real Madrid, Vinicius Juniorcalled for unity to ensure that the five-time world champions can win the World Cup in 2026 and return to “the top” of football, from where they “never” should have “left.”
“We have to remain firm together, because our biggest objective is within a year and a half: to place Brazil at the top, where it should never have left,” he said in an interview published this Tuesday by the Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF). .
The statements were released prior to the clash they will face against Uruguay this Tuesday in the Brazilian city of Salvador (northeast), for the twelfth day of the South American qualifying round, the last of 2024.
The winger, second in the voting for the last Ballon d’Or, acknowledged that there has been irregularity in the start of the work of coach Dorival Júnior, in charge of the national team since January.
The Seleção, who have not won the world title since 2002, have had disappointing results in recent years, although they have improved recently and are already in fourth position in the qualifier, five points behind leaders Argentina.
Vini was confident that the group will arrive prepared for the World Cup to be held in the United States, Canada and Mexico in less than two years.
“We have players with a lot of experience, who have already played in the World Cup. Together with our people, together with our squad, with the technical commission, I am sure that we will arrive prepared, which is the most important thing for the next World Cup,” he stated.
without hiding
The 24-year-old player admitted his irregularity with scratch, the team that has won the most times in the world, where he is unable to exhibit the same level that he shows with his club.
“I have lived with pressure since I was born, because I came out of a very dangerous place, where I suffered a lot. Getting to the Flamengo professional team was also a very big blow. I came up when I was 16 and had many ups and downs. In the national team, I didn’t It’s different,” he acknowledged.
“I want to do everything and continue fighting together with all my teammates and with the entire technical commission and all of our staff to place Brazil at the top,” he noted.
The Brazilian star also spoke about the fight against racism and the discriminatory episodes he has suffered in Spain.
“I know my importance, but I always say that it is everyone’s fight, because I alone cannot combat all this that we black people have been suffering,” he stressed.
