EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) 鈥� Brazil鈥檚 Vin铆cius J煤nior wasted little time at his second making a highlight-reel moment.
With more than 30 minutes into each team鈥檚 tournament opener Saturday, the soon-to-be 26-year-old left winger passed the ball to Bruno Guimar茫es to draw in three defenders and then did the rest himself.
Vin铆cius deked around Neil El Aynaoui and fired a right-footed shot through Morocco鈥檚 defense and into the far corner of the net past goalkeeper Yassine Bounou.
The goal brought the crowd full of more than 75,000 yellow-clad Sele莽茫o fans to life, and the offense was enough to earn Brazil a 1-1 draw in the only group stage match of the tournament between teams in the top 10 of the FIFA world rankings.
The goal by Vin铆cius was his first in a head-to-head matchup against Achraf Hakimi, internationally or in club play with Real Madrid. Hakimi is Morocco’s captain and has played for Paris Saint-Germain since 2021.
Vin铆cius scored in his 50th game playing for Brazil’s national team.
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