Vinicius scored his two goals in the 7th minute, and the third in stoppage time, raising his tally to 4 goals in the tournament.
The Brazilian star is now in second place in the scorers’ table, behind Argentine captain Lionel Messi, who leads the standings with 5 goals after his brace against Austria on Monday evening.
Vinicius is equal in score with Frenchman Kylian Mbappe and Norwegian Erling Haaland, each of whom has 4 goals.
As for Cristiano Ronaldo, the captain of Portugal, he has two goals in the current edition, while Mohamed Salah scored his only goal so far against New Zealand, during the Egyptian national team’s victory by three goals to one.
Ranking of top scorers in the 2026 World Cup:
1- Lionel Messi, Argentina, 5 goals.
2- Vinicius Junior, Brazil, 4 goals.
3- Kylian Mbappe, France, 4 goals.
4- Erling Haaland, Norway, 4 goals.
5- Ismail Saibari, Morocco, 3 goals.
6- Matheus Cunha, Brazil, 3 goals.
7- UNDF, Germany, 3 goals.
8- Jonathan David, Canada, 3 goals.
9- Johan Manzambi, Switzerland, 3 goals.
10- Cristiano Ronaldo, Portugal, two goals.
11- Ronald Araujo, Uruguay, two goals.
