Vini Jr. joins list of Brazil legends; find out

Vinicius Júnior joined a list packed with Seleção LEGENDS by scoring Brazil’s first goal at the 2026 FIFA World Cup.

A list that includes, for example, Zagallo, Pelé, Romário, and Ronaldo.

Who also scored Brazil’s first goal in a World Cup edition. 

📹 Brazil draw with Morocco

Only TWO players appear twice: Leônidas da Silva, the Black Diamond, and Sócrates.

Vini Jr. now has fourteen goal involvements for the Seleção in the current cycle. He is the record holder. He reached his 10th goal in 50 matches for Brazil. 

Check below who scored Brazil’s first goal in every other World Cup edition:

🇺🇾 Uruguay-1930

Preguinho, 15th minute of the 2nd half

Yugoslavia 2 x 1 Brazil

🇮🇹 Italy-1934

Leônidas da Silva, 10th minute of the 2nd half

Spain 3 x 1 Brazil

🇫🇷 France-1938

Leônidas da Silva, 18th minute of the 1st half

Brazil 6 x 5 Poland

🇧🇷 Brazil-1950

Ademir de Menezes, 30th minute of the 1st half

Brazil 4 x 0 Mexico

🇨🇭 Switzerland-1954

Baltazar, 23rd minute of the 1st half

Brazil 5 x 0 Mexico

🇸🇪 Sweden-1958

Mazzola, 37th minute of the 1st half

Brazil 3 x 0 Austria

🇨🇱 Chile-1962

Zagallo, 11th minute of the 2nd half

Brazil 2 x 0 Mexico

🏴 England-1966

Pelé, 15th minute of the 1st half

Brazil 2 x 0 Bulgaria

🇲🇽 Mexico-1970

Rivellino, 24th minute of the 1st half

Brazil 4 x 1 Czechoslovakia

🇩🇪 West Germany-1974

Jairzinho, 12th minute of the 1st half

Zaire 0 x 3 Brazil (3rd matchday)

🇦🇷 Argentina-1978

Reinaldo, 45th minute of the 1st half

Brazil 1 x 1 Sweden

🇪🇸 Spain-1982

Sócrates, 30th minute of the 2nd half

Brazil 2 x 1 Soviet Union

🇲🇽 Mexico-1986

Sócrates, 17th minute of the 2nd half

Spain 0 x 1 Brazil

🇮🇹 Italy-1990

Careca, 40th minute of the 1st half

Brazil 2 x 1 Sweden

🇺🇸 USA-1994

Romário, 26th minute of the 1st half

Brazil 2 x 0 Russia

🇫🇷 France-1998

César Sampaio, 5th minute of the 1st half

Brazil 2 x 1 Scotland

🇰🇷 🇯🇵 South Korea and Japan-2002

Ronaldo, 5th minute of the 2nd half

Brazil 2 x 1 Turkey

🇩🇪 Germany-2006

Kaká, 44th minute of the 1st half

Brazil 1 x 0 Croatia

🇿🇦 South Africa-2010

Maicon, 10th minute of the 2nd half

Brazil 2 x 1 North Korea

🇧🇷 Brazil-2014

Neymar, 29th minute of the 1st half

Brazil 3 x 1 Croatia

🇷🇺 Russia-2018

Philippe Coutinho, 20th minute of the 1st half

Brazil 1 x 1 Switzerland

🇶🇦 Qatar-2022

Richarlison, 17th minute of the 2nd half

Brazil 2 x 0 Serbia

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