Vinícius Júnior silences critics with 2 more goals, giving him 4 in this World Cup for Brazil

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Brazilian football star Vinícius Júnior scored two goals against Scotland, bringing his World Cup tally to four, second only to Lionel Messi. His performance has silenced critics who doubted his scoring ability on soccer's biggest stage.

Brazil star Vinícius Júnior knew what his critics were saying coming into this World Cup, that he just can't score on soccer's biggest stage the way he can at Real Madrid. Vinicius has four goals now in this tournament — only Lionel Messi, with five, has more — and the flashy Brazilian got two on Wednesday night in his team's 3-0 win over Scotland. “Faith that I was going to improve, for the talent that I have … I was sure that at the right moment I would shine again with the Brazilian team shirt,” Vinícius said.