Traveling to Venezuela during the 11th day of qualifying for the South America zone for the 2026 World Cup, Brazil was hooked (1-1). A meeting marked by a lackluster performance from Vinicius with a missed penalty and insults uttered towards the referee of the match, the Colombian Andrés José Rojas Noguera.
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Vinicius Junior missed a penalty and attacked the referee of the match between Venezuela and Brazil during the 2026 World Cup qualifiers. | PHOTO : EDILZON GAMEZ / GETTY IMAGES VIA AFP
Vinicius Jr, imperial last weekend in La Liga with Real Madrid, returned to his Brazilian selection this Thursday, November 14 for the qualifiers for the South America zone for the 2026 World Cup. “I will do ten times more if necessary, they are not ready”wrote the star striker of the Selection on his X account after his disappointment at not having won the Ballon d’Or.
An anti-Vinicius plan
He did not necessarily keep his word during the tense draw (1-1) against Venezuela, which had put in place an “anti-Vinicius plan” with Aramburu and a false right winger Murillo to try to muzzle the magician of Real, placed to the left of the Auriverde attack. According to the Spanish daily Sport the Real player allegedly attacked the referee, the Colombian Andrés José Rojas Noguera, with obscene remarks from the start of the match. Facts confirmed by Brazilian television Globo : “you don’t have to be an expert in lip reading to know what Vinicius is saying. »
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“Vini” was also the main actor in two other match incidents with a penalty provoked but not transformed at the hour mark by Rodri’s runner-up, Ballon d’or 2024. At the end of the match, he also provoked the exclusion of the defender from the Red wineAlexander Gonzalez author of a slap on the Brazilian striker.
