Raphinha (29, Barcelona) saved Vinícius Júnior (25, Real Madrid).

The British 'Sports Bible' reported on the 22nd (Korean time) that "Raphinha erupted in rage at his teammate Vinícius Júnior during the World Cup qualifying match between the Brazil and Colombia national teams."

On the 21st, Brazil defeated Colombia 2-1 in the 13th round of the South American qualifiers for the 2026 North and Central America World Cup, held at the Mane Garrincha Stadium in Brasília.

In the early stages of the first half, Raphinha successfully converted a penalty kick earned by Vinícius, giving Brazil the first goal. However, in the 41st minute, Colombia's Luis Díaz equalized after receiving a pass from James Rodríguez, and the first half ended 1-1.

The second half remained tense, and the game's flow was briefly interrupted due to the injury and emergency substitution of goalkeeper Alisson Becker. As a result, a lengthy additional time of 10 minutes was given, during which Vinícius scored a precious winning goal with a right-footed long-range shot.

With this victory, Brazil recorded 6 wins, 3 draws, and 4 losses (21 points), significantly climbing from 6th to 3rd place.

At the end of the match, there was a clash between Brazil national team teammates. The protagonists were Raphinha, the ace of FC Barcelona, and Vinícius, the winger of Real Madrid.

According to the report from Sports Bible, Vinícius scored just before the end of the match and was instructed to be substituted. To waste time, he began to walk slowly towards the bench instead of the touchline, which provoked fierce protests from the Colombian players.

At that moment, Raphinha intervened. He hurriedly shoved Vinícius and shouted for him to leave the field quickly. But it was useless. Vinícius started to throw off his shin guards and wasted more time. Raphinha ran over to him once again to stop his actions.

Sports Bible noted, "Vinícius delayed the substitution process excessively and was at risk of being cautioned by the referee. He had already received one warning during the match against Colombia. If he received another caution for delaying the game, he would be unable to participate in the next match against Argentina."

Another British outlet, 'Foot Mundo,' evaluated that "this scene showed that two players on rival teams could create tension even within the Brazil national team."

Meanwhile, overseas fans reacted, saying, "If Vinícius plays in the next match, he should thank Raphinha," and, "That guy Vinícius always thinks he's the protagonist."

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