The two Real Madrid team-mates met up after Brazil’s win over England (Pictures: Instagram)
England midfielder Declan Rice may have been on the losing side against Brazil on Saturday night but he got a parting gift from Vinicius Jr afterwards.
The two teams played out an entertaining contest at Wembley, with both missing a number of good chances before 17-year-old wonderkid Endrick came off the bench to net the winning goal in the 80th minute.
In doing so, Brazil became the first team to beat the Three Lions on home soil in four years, while Endrick also became the youngest ever goalscorer for club or country at Wembley.
The teenager does not quite have the star power of team-mate Vinicius just yet, though, and there were plenty of England players hoping to get their hands on his shirt after the game – though it was Arsenal midfielder Rice who left Saturday’s game with a very special gift.
Shortly after full-time, Vinicius beckoned Real Madrid team-mate Jude Bellingham over in the Wembley tunnel and teasingly asked if the England star wanted him to sign his shirt as they traded jerseys, with the 20-year-old laughing and jokingly replying ‘No quiero’, or ‘I don’t want it’ in English.
Both players had brought two of their shirts with them, with Bellingham giving one of his to Vinicius and the other to Rodrygo – who he also plays alongside at the Bernabeu.
Bellingham looked a little perplexed about who Vinicius’ second shirt was for and asked the Brazilian, who replied that it was for Rice, who presumably asked for the jersey when they were on the pitch.
A member of England’s backroom team then took the shirt back to the home dressing room while Bellingham walked towards the Brazil changing room, sharing a handshake, a hug and a brief chat with Rodrygo.
Reacting to the defeat, Bellingham wrote on social media: ‘Always a pleasure to put on an England shirt and play at Wembley. Unlucky with the result but more motivation for Tuesday.’
England are in action again on Tuesday evening against Belgium, who are rated number four in the world, and Three Lions boss Gareth Southgate is already looking forward to the match.
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He said: ‘Belgium have played a different 11 probably, or close to, so they’re going to be a bit fresher. But similar to (Brazil) we’re talking about a high-level game, brilliant experience for the players, a chance to see new players again, build towards the summer.
‘I’m not disappointed with the level of performance. I know in the end when you lose the game then there will always be a negative reaction to losing.
‘But my thought was, with 15 minutes to go given all the changes that we’d made, I thought the crowd was already with the team.
‘They could see a lot of young players going in and doing well, a lot of very inexperienced players going in and doing well, so I’m not down on the performance of the team at all.’
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