Vinícius Júnior, the great figure of the Brazilian team in the group stage of the 2026 World Cupbecame emotional when talking about his grandmother Nilza in an interview broadcast this Sunday on the Globo television network.
“My grandmother is a very important person in my life, with whom I lived until I was 16 in her house,” said the Real Madrid winger with a broken voice before break down crying in front of Luciano Huckthe popular host of the program ‘Domingão’.
Seconds before, the Canarinha 7 had a video played in which his grandmother remembered his childhood and wished him the best for the rest of the day. World Cupwhich is disputed in the United States, Mexico and Canada.
“He was an embarrassed child. His thing was the ball. There, he slept next to me, until he was 16. Sometimes we would hug each other and I would look to see if he was next to me,” Nilza said in the video.
“Vini, my grandson, Our Lady of Aparecida always protects you. “Your grandmother loves you very, very, very, very much,” he added, addressing the attacker.
The former Flamengo player later said, with tears, that his grandmother “he did everything” to get it aheaddespite having “a very small house.”
“That’s why I had to sleep with her. I’m left speechless. She’s a person who marked my life and, whenever I can, I am by her side and I take advantage of every moment because I know that at some point people have to leave and I live every moment with her and with my family, who did everything so that I could live my dream,” he explained.
I came, with four goals and one assist In the three group stage matches against Morocco (1-1), Haiti (3-0) and Scotland (0-3), he is the leader of a Brazilian team that has gone from strength to strength in the tournament.
On Monday, the five-time world champion will face Japan in Houston in the round of 32.