On July 7th, in the Copa America quarter-finals, Brazil were eliminated after a penalty shootout against Uruguay. Vinicius Jr., who was suspended, could only watch from the stands as the Samba team crashed out, while simultaneously falling behind his Real Madrid teammate Bellingham in the race for the Golden Ball.
For the current Brazil squad, Vinicius Jr. is undoubtedly the most important attacking weapon. In the second round of the group stage against Paraguay, Vinicius Jr. scored twice, putting on an impressive show and helping the Samba team to a 4-1 victory. This was also Brazil’s only win in the tournament.
In Brazil’s final group stage match against Colombia, Vinicius Jr. picked up another yellow card, resulting in a suspension for the quarter-final match against Uruguay due to two accumulated yellow cards. Without Vinicius Jr., Brazil struggled to find the back of the net and eventually lost after a 0-0 draw with Uruguay, going out on penalties.
In the knockout stage, when Brazil needed him the most, Vinicius Jr. was powerless to save the team and could only watch from the stands as the Samba team fell short. He has also now fallen behind his Real Madrid teammate Bellingham in the race for the Golden Ball.
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