Brazil 1-1 Morocco: Vinicius Junior's World Cup goal creates history for Real Madrid but concerns mount for Carlo Ancelotti

Vinicius Junior's extremity for Brazil against Morocco present means that Real Madrid person joined Bayern Munich arsenic the nine whose players person scored the astir goals successful the past of the World Cup.

The 2026 World Cup is good underway, and heavy-hitters Brazil were successful enactment against Morocco connected Saturday at New York New Jersey Stadium.

The disputed AFCON champions started the crippled overmuch much rapidly than their Brazilian counterparts, opening the scoring through Ismael Saibari successful the 21st minute.

However, Real Madrid's Vinicius Junior's equalised successful the 32nd minute, and though some teams had chances to triumph the match, some had to settee for a point.

Opta data reveals that Vinicius Junior's extremity was the 79th by a Real Madrid subordinate astatine the World Cup, meaning Real are present level with Bayern Munich for the nine with the astir goals scored by players successful the competition's history.

79 - El @realmadrid (79) es el nine cuyos jugadores han marcado más goles en la historia de la @fifaworldcup_es junto al @FCBayern (también 79). Clásico. pic.twitter.com/31KqDxS3Nm

Vinicius Junior disrespect: Carrying the value of a nation

While the resilience shown by Morocco is definite to beryllium a talking point, with the state seen arsenic a acheronian equine this summer, the show of Vinicius Junior should not beryllium understated.

The Brazilian has often been criticised by supporters for failing to bring his nine signifier to the planetary signifier fixed helium has routinely failed to impressment astatine large tournaments.

It should beryllium noted that Vinicius Junior was expected by galore to capable the void near by an ageing Neymar, who has truthful acold been incapable to guide Selecao to the World Cup.

Neymar was connected the sidelines connected Saturday owed to a calf injury, and helium volition person been impressed by the show of the Real star.

Perhaps this volition beryllium the twelvemonth that Vinicius Junior yet comes into his ain for the nationalist team, and a archetypal World Cup since 2002 would beryllium each of his doubters wrong.

Can Brazil triumph the 2026 World Cup?

Brazil manager Carlo Ancelotti is an adept erstwhile it comes to knockout football, with the Italian having won the Champions League 5 times arsenic a manager, arsenic good arsenic doubly arsenic a player.

It would beryllium foolish to suggest the 67-year-old cannot pb Selecao to glory this summer, but his team's first-half show against Morocco was alarming.

Brazil faced 12 shots, six of which came from wrong the punishment area, and they struggled to incorporate their opponents.

A akin show successful the knockouts whitethorn beryllium costly, and they could person to hold until 2030 for their adjacent accidental of winning the World Cup.