Vinicius wants to win World Cup glory for Pele

Vinicius Jr opened the scoring in a complete mauling of South Korea as Brazil danced their way into the World Cup quarter-finals.

After the game, he paid tribute to Brazilian legend Pele and expressed how they wish to win the World Cup for the 82-year-old.

Speaking after the game, the Real Madrid star said: “I want to send a huge hug to Pele. This victory is for him. I hope that everything goes well, that he can get out of this situation and we can be champions for him.”

Pele was readmitted to hospital last week following health complications, with further reports claiming he had later been moved to end-of-life care. He and his family have since played down those claims, with Pele explaining via Twitter that he was watching the last-16 tie from the hospital. Brazil players paid tribute with their own banner at full-time.