Casemiro passes the sentence to Rodrygo and Vinicius

The Brazilian midfielder Casemiro raised this Wednesday, in the preview of the World Cup qualifying match against Venezuela, Vinicius Junior and Rodrygo will goformer teammates at Real Madrid and he no longer considers them “promises”, but rather a “truth of world football”.

The Manchester United footballer boasted to reporters that he had experienced up close the professional growth of the two forwards, as well as central defender Éder Militão, who was absent from the Canarinha squad due to injury.

“I have a great affection for them. They are players who are a reality, they are not promises, they are a reality of world football,” he said of the trio of players from the merengue team.

Vinicius and Rodrygo They begin with Thursday’s match between Brazil and Venezuela, which is the third day of the South American qualifiers for the World Cup in Canada, the United States and Mexico 2026.

The presence of Casemiroone of the oldest players on coach Fernando Diniz’s list, is also guaranteed in the starting eleven.

In this sense, the Brazilian midfielder positively appreciates the “mixture of experience and youth” that exists in the current dressing room of the five-time world champion.

“The most experienced of us is very important to teach the values ​​and greatness” of being in the national team, “but the players, like Rodrygo, Vini and Militãothey are the truth of football and football is now alone with them,” he said.

Brazil will play against Vinotinto on Arenal Pantanal from Cuaibá and on Tuesday of next week he will play Uruguay at the Centenario stadium in Montevideo.

Canarinha leads the South American qualifiers for the 2026 World Cup with the same six points as Argentina, after beating Bolivia 5-1 and defeating Peru at the bottom (0-1) in Lima.