Vinicius Jr. reaches 50 caps for Brazil

Vinicius Jr. reached the milestone of 50 matches for Brazil’s senior national team this Saturday (13), in the 1-1 draw with Morocco in the opening round of the World Cup at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey. In the match, the No. 7 was decisive in securing Brazil’s first point of the tournament by scoring the equalizer in the first half.

Of the 26 players called up for the World Cup, the forward is one of eight with at least 50 appearances for the Seleção. He trails more experienced players such as Neymar (128), Marquinhos (106), Casemiro (87), Alisson (79), Danilo (71) and Lucas Paquetá (6).

In those matches, he scored ten goals and spent more than 3,300 minutes on the field. He was called up for the 2022 World Cup, is competing in the 2026 edition, and was also selected for the 2021 and 2024 Copa América tournaments.

His debut for Brazil came on September 11, 2019, in a 1-0 loss to Peru in a friendly played at Memorial Coliseum Stadium in Los Angeles. His first goal, meanwhile, came at the Maracanã, in the 4-0 rout of Chile in the World Cup qualifiers, on March 24, 2022.

At youth level, Vini played for the Under-15, Under-17 and Under-20 national teams, winning the South American Under-15 Championship in 2015 and the Under-17 edition in 2017. In the latter, he was named the best player of the tournament and was also its top scorer, with seven goals.

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