One-goal Vinicius: World Cup exit still hurts, 'I need confidence'

📰 Real Madrid's Vinicius Junior has admitted he is struggling to get over Brazil's World Cup exit and needs confidence. 📌 Key points 🗣️ Vinicius said losing the World Cup has been hard to accept. ⚽ He scored a penalty in Brazil's 4-2 win over Australia. 🤝 Bruno Guimaraes handed him the spot-kick. 📉 He has one goal in eight competitive games for Madrid this season. 🧢 Both Ancelotti and Mourinho have publicly backed him. 📝 What happened ⚽ Brazil beat Australia 4-2 in a friendly in Brisbane on Tuesday, with Vinicius scoring their fourth from the penalty spot in the 90th minute. 🤝 Regular taker Bruno Guimaraes stepped aside at Carlo Ancelotti's suggestion, later saying there was no vanity in the squad and that Vini really needed a goal. 🗣️ Vinicius said his team-mates know he needs confidence, adding that losing a World Cup is hard to accept and the way back is never easy. 📉 Brazil went out of the World Cup to Norway in the last 16, according to SI. At Madrid he has one goal in eight competitive games, and in the 2-1 defeat by Atletico before the break he had no shots on target and was taken off before the hour. 📊 By the numbers • Brazil 4-2 Australia • Vinicius for Madrid this season: 1 goal in 8 competitive games • v Atletico: 0 shots on target, off before 60 minutes (SI) 🔭 Why it matters Ancelotti says he deserves patience as a key player, while Mourinho has admitted he is not at his best but defended him amid whistles from fans. Fourth-placed Madrid host Villarreal on 10 October, and a revived Vinicius could be key to their recovery.