Four Korean defenders and a keeper were rushing towards him, filling a vast gap between them and Vinicius Jr following Raphinha’s sharp cross from the far side.Real Madrid’s forward received it perfectly and allowed himself a moment or two to acknowledge both rivals’ presence and the position of the goal. It was then that almost the entire stadium silenced itself for a split second ahead of the upcoming eruption and jubilation. Vini Jr targeted the far upper corner and kickstarted Brazil’s ruthless samba on a hot Monday night at Stadium 974 in Doha. Trying to stop Vinicius Jr? pic.twitter.com/KfDdNBtsmH— Chava🎈🇧🇷 (@Chava_snr) December 6, 2022 That was his first World Cup goal in his maiden WC elimination tie ever. The next on the list is Croatia, but the Selecao are looking much further than the quarter-finals. Just like Vinicius Jr. Actually, that long-awaited World Cup title is on the top of one very personal list the Real Madrid star had created years and years ago.Vinicius Jr’s dreams he wrote as a kid:• Play for the club I love.• Win a World Cup.• Play for the biggest club in the world.• Play for Brazil.• Inspire kids.• Score in El Clasico.• Win the Champions League.• Make all Brazilians cheer for me. pic.twitter.com/EMGAl65mM1— Madrid Zone (@theMadridZone) December 5, 2022 That’s the last dream of Vini the Boy that Vini the Man still has to fulfil. There were as many as eight dreams on it, and the Brazilian magician had accomplished seven by age 22. In one of his stories published on social media, Vinicius Jr shared that lovely memorabilia that shows his childhood dreams.Play for the club I love Win a World Cup Play for the biggest club in the worldPlay for Brazil Inspire kidsScore in El ClasicoWin the Champions League Make all Brazilians cheer for meWell, as you already know, he scored the winner in the most recent Champions League final (vs Liverpool, 1-0) for the probably biggest club in the world (Real Madrid). He also netted against Barcelona (El Clasico) and has played for Brazil numerous times, inspiring kids and Brazilian people who’re demonstrating massive admiration for him every day. Moreover, at the beginning of his career, Vini played for Flamengo, the club he has loved his entire life.Assistência de Vinícius Jr. e gol de Paquetá. pic.twitter.com/DwMWGJaKip— Futmais | Menino Fut (@futtmais) December 5, 2022 So, it leaves us with just one, only one dream left to be transformed into a reality for him (ignore which are crossed out on the list because the image is from a few years ago) – to win the World Cup.##NAJAVA_MECA_6870963##Three games still left, of course, only if Croatia don’t make one of the biggest upsets in the World Cup history and top this mesmerizing Brazilian side in a few days. Then, there’s Messi and his Argentina still in the game, just like France, England, Portugal, Spain… Lots of potential obstacles on the way to fulfilling the eighth dream. But for Vinicius Jr, who arose from the dust of severe Brazilian poverty, it will be just another challenge. Seven down, one to go.
