{"id":46145,"date":"2026-03-29T21:12:07","date_gmt":"2026-03-29T15:42:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/?p=46145"},"modified":"2026-03-29T21:12:43","modified_gmt":"2026-03-29T15:42:43","slug":"watch-vinicius-junior-returns-to-training-available-for-brazils-friendly-against-croatia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/football\/watch-vinicius-junior-returns-to-training-available-for-brazils-friendly-against-croatia\/","title":{"rendered":"Watch: Vinicius Junior returns to training, available for Brazil\u2019s friendly against Croatia"},"content":{"rendered":"<p dir=\"auto\">Great news for Brazilian fans and football lovers everywhere: <strong>Vinicius Junior (Vini Jr)<\/strong> has returned to training and is available for selection in Brazil\u2019s upcoming international friendly against Croatia.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"auto\">The Real Madrid superstar had caused some concern after missing the full squad session on Saturday (March 28, 2026) in Orlando. Reports indicated muscular fatigue or discomfort following Brazil\u2019s recent defeat to France, leading to precautionary gym work and treatment instead of on-pitch training. Many wondered if he\u2019d be fit for the clash at Camping World Stadium.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"auto\">But on Sunday, March 29, reliable sources confirmed the positive update: Vini Jr is back training with the group and ready to feature against Croatia on Tuesday, March 31, 2026.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\ud83d\udea8\ud83c\udde7\ud83c\uddf7 Vini Jr, back in training and available for Brazil vs Croatia.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/cahemota?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@cahemota<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/geglobo?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@geglobo<\/a> \ud83c\udfa5\ud83e\udef1\ud83c\udffb\u200d\ud83e\udef2\ud83c\udffd <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/c8HomCCZB6\">pic.twitter.com\/c8HomCCZB6<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FabrizioRomano\/status\/2038277871303536714?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 29, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3 dir=\"auto\">What It Means for Brazil vs Croatia<\/h3>\n<p dir=\"auto\">The friendly (part of \u201cRoad to \u201926\u201d preparations) just got a lot more exciting. Vini Jr brings his explosive pace, dazzling dribbling, and goal threat that make him one of the most dangerous wingers in world football.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"auto\">Brazil will be looking to bounce back strongly after the loss to France, and having their talisman available gives the Sele\u00e7\u00e3o a huge boost in attack. Croatia, always tough and organized, will face a more potent Brazilian side with Vini potentially starting or coming off the bench to make an impact.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"auto\">Fans are already buzzing with excitement\u2014expect flair, skill, and those signature celebrations if he lights up the pitch in Orlando.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Great news for Brazilian fans and football lovers everywhere: Vinicius Junior (Vini Jr) has returned to training and is available\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":217,"featured_media":46146,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[4057,2554],"class_list":["post-46145","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-football","tag-top-stories","tag-vinicius-jr"],"reading_time":"2 min read","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/46145","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/217"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=46145"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/46145\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":46149,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/46145\/revisions\/46149"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/46146"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=46145"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=46145"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=46145"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}