In an interview, Vini Jr. states that the Seleção is ready to win the World Cup There may even be a better-known smile today, but none so spontaneous and contagious. Vini Jr. is a planetary star, and he doesn't even need to show his face. Just half a touch of the ball to know it has arrived. A talent that the whole world knows, but Brazil expects even more. Tomorrow Vini Jr. will step onto this lawn with the mission of being the Seleção's protagonist in the World Cup. "Ah, without a doubt, I arrive more prepared, more experienced, with much more baggage to have an excellent World Cup. I believe that I did well in the last one, but the weight of the World Cup is completely different from all other competitions. And when I get here the atmosphere changes, I just saw the field there, it gives me butterflies because it's our competition. We've been preparing for the last 4 years to be able to play again, we don't want to feel what we went through in the last World Cup", says Vini Jr. In 2022 he was there. But it was almost a talent reserved for the future, always in the shadow of Neymar and other more experienced players. Since then, it has matured and grown. Won the European Champions League. In 2024 he was voted the best in the world by FIFA. 📱Bookmark g1 on Google and follow the main news of the day But in the last 4 seasons, his numbers at Real Madrid are much better than with the Seleção. In Spain, the average is almost one goal every two games. With the yellow shirt, exactly one goal every four games as a starter. "Ah, at Real I play a lot of games, right? Here in the Seleção you end up having few games, where you lose a game, lose confidence and end up changing the direction of where you want to go. But, the World Cup arrived, where there are 8 games, and we can change history, not just me but the other players too, everyone prepared to make a beautiful story", says the striker. Since he was a teenager, he seems predestined to shine. Whenever he was asked, he fulfilled all the challenges, step by step. Tomorrow, another one starts. "I'm ready for us to win the World Cup, that's the most important thing. It doesn't matter how many goals I score, it's how I can help our team", declares the player. Vini Jr. Getty Images GloboPop: click to see videos from the Jornal Nacional stage READ ALSO: Home of Jornal Nacional at the World Cup is in the heart of Manhattan Island, in New York Discover Globo’s latest coverage of the 2026 World Cup Special series on the essence of Brazilian football highlights the talent of our players Carlo Ancelotti's path to the Brazilian national team is full of achievements; get to know