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Vinicius Jr. during the Copa América 2024

'VINI' COULD NOT EVEN PLAY AGAINST URUGUAY

Vinicius sees his victory in the next Ballon d'Or 'wobble' after his disappointing Copa América

Published:7/07/2024 - 09:32h

Updated:7/07/2024 - 09:32h

Brazil's failure in the Copa América represents a clear step back for Vinicius Jr. in his 'race' for the 2024 Ballon d'Or. The winger barely scored a couple of goals in the tournament and missed the quarterfinals against Uruguay sanction

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Vinicius Jr. fracasó In his first big tournament like leader and star of Brazil in the Glass America. The defeat of the 'scratch' in front of Uruguay in penaltis (0-0, 4-2 p.) It consummated the elimination of the ones of Dorival Júnior with the '7' in the terracing because of his sanction by accumulation of yellow. 'Vini' Had been admonished in front of Costa Rica (0-0) and Colombia (1-1), two parties in where it was victim of the frustration by not being able to mark differences in front of rivals, in theory, of lower hierarchy (especially the 'ticos').

For the 'crack' of the Real Madrid, the tournament resume in 2 goals turned into 3 parties in which it played 251 minutes (was replaced in the 71' in front of Costa Rica. Only in the duel of the day 2 in front of Paraguay (1-4) saw the best version of the of Rio de Janeiro, converting a doublet in front of which went the feeblest rival of the group and one of the worst teams of the Glass America. Like this, 'Vini' give his first step in false course to the Balloon of Gold 2024, prize for what follows being favourite.

The England of Jude Bellingham 'threat' the Balloon of Gold of Vinicius

And it is that, with Jude Bellingham still in 'career' by the title of the Eurocopa, to Vinicius arises him an important threat of face to the trophy that awards 'France Football'. The one of Stourbridge adds a pair of so many in 5 parties (491 minutes) with the ones of Gareth Southgate, being the goal of the partial tie in front of Slovakia (2-1) his more stood out contribution, since the so much turned into the 90+5' avoided the English elimination in the eighth of final.

In addition to Jude, 'Vini' also will follow askance to his new mate in the Real Madrid, Kylian Mbappé, as the 'crack' French also will contest the 'semis' of the Euro in front of Spain. The Parisian forward has had a very discreet tournament in Germany, with only a so much of penalti turned into 4 parties. Nevertheless, the win the Euro with France would give to the '10' a remarkable jump of face to the Balloon of Gold, as further of the good numbers of the of Bondy in his last season with the PSG would have a lot weigh the raise the trophy in Berlin with his selection, considering that it treats of an award that awards a magazine of this country.