{"id":23340,"date":"2026-02-17T02:15:40","date_gmt":"2026-02-17T02:15:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eplvip.com\/index.php\/2026\/02\/17\/vinicius-is-concerned-about-the-world-cup-and-expresses-concern-about-lionel-messi-and-cristiano-ronaldo\/"},"modified":"2026-02-17T02:15:40","modified_gmt":"2026-02-17T02:15:40","slug":"vinicius-is-concerned-about-the-world-cup-and-expresses-concern-about-lionel-messi-and-cristiano-ronaldo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eplvip.com\/index.php\/2026\/02\/17\/vinicius-is-concerned-about-the-world-cup-and-expresses-concern-about-lionel-messi-and-cristiano-ronaldo\/","title":{"rendered":"Vinicius is concerned about the World Cup and expresses concern about Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"ue-c-article--first-letter-highlighted\"><span class=\"capital-letter\">T<\/span>The World Cup is getting closer and closer and people are slowly starting to talk about the favorite teams to win. Brazil are always one of the favorites to win the World Cup, but Ancelotti&#8217;s side are in a period of transition and are not at the top of his list to win the World Cup. This is in line with the latest analysis of Vinicius, one of the team&#8217;s star players.<\/p>\n<p>Vini spoke to Ibye about several topics, but the most talked about was his opinion on the next World Cup. The Brazilian player excluded his own team from naming favorites for the title, including Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"ue-c-article__subheadline\">Vinicius listed as favorite to win the 2026 World Cup<\/h2>\n<p>In a conversation with Ibai, Vini was very honest and when it came to choosing the favorites to win the World Cup, he named a top four without Brazil, but there are other teams in history that are very strong.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"ue-c-article__blockquote\">\n<p>Who is the best team at the World Cup? there are many. I love playing Portugal, Spain, France and Argentina. These 4 teams are the best, they have changed very few players since the last World Cup<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"ue-c-article__blockquote-author\">Vinicius<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>The Real Madrid player was very honest and explained that with the presence of Messi and Cristiano, their team is already a favorite to win the World Cup, and that France and Spain are among the best teams at the moment.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"ue-c-article__subheadline\">Vinicius explains his role in Mbappe joining Real Madrid<\/h2>\n<p>In his conversation with Ibye, Vigny also spoke about one of his teammates and attacking partner Mbappe. The Brazilian explained that he was very concerned about the former PSG player joining in 2024 and that he also played a small role in making that case.<\/p>\n<p>Vigny told Ibye that he had spoken frequently to find out when Mbapp\u00e9 would join Real Madrid, so he knew the Brazilian was very interested in a big deal.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"ue-c-article__blockquote\">\n<p>Yes, yes, &#8220;if possible.&#8221; I wrote to Mbapp\u00e9 all summer and asked him, &#8220;When are you coming?&#8221; When will you come? Our relationship wasn&#8217;t very good, but I wrote him letters all summer long.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"ue-c-article__blockquote-author\">vinyl<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Vini explained that he was very persistent, but Mbappe could never give a clear answer, so he, like everyone else, had to wait anxiously for the melodrama to end.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marca.com\/en\/world-cup\/2026\/02\/16\/69932fe222601dc4688b458e.html\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>TThe World Cup is getting closer and closer and people are slowly starting to talk about the favorite teams to win. 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