Vinícius Júnior celebrates after joining an elite club of Brazilian legends by scoring in all three World Cup group stage games. Photo: IANS
Brazil coach Carlo Ancelotti hailed Vinícius Júnior as "one of the best players in the world" after the Real Madrid forward continued his excellent Fifa World Cup form with a brace in Thursday morning's 3-0 win over Scotland.
Vinícius scored twice in the first half in Miami, including a header, to set Brazil on their way to a victory which allowed them to progress to the last 32 as winners of Group C.
"I had no doubts about how he would be coming into this World Cup," said Ancelotti of the 25-year-old, who has four goals in three games at this year's tournament.
"For him it is an honour to play for the national team. He is playing well and he even scored a header, which is very rare for him.
