{"id":19509,"date":"2026-07-21T09:23:18","date_gmt":"2026-07-21T09:23:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/?p=19509"},"modified":"2026-07-21T09:23:18","modified_gmt":"2026-07-21T09:23:18","slug":"cant-even-talk-well-looks-worse","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/?p=19509","title":{"rendered":"\u201cCan\u2019t even talk well\u201d, \u201cLooks worse\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"article-content\" data-postid=\"5194398\" data-slug-id=\"2811198\">\n<div class=\"vidazoo-player-container\">\n<span class=\"vidazoo-close-btn  hidden \"><br \/>\n<img data-lazy=\"\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/cmc-predictor\/v2\/cross-icon.png?w=40\" width=\"20\" height=\"20\" alt=\"close\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Fans reacted to Real Madrid attacker Vinicius Junior&#8217;s look after his chin harmonisation in Goiania ahead of the start of the 2026-27 season. The 26-year-old starred for Brazil at the 2026 FIFA World Cup in North America. <\/p>\n<p>Vinicius scored four goals in five games as Carlo Ancelotti&#8217;s side reached the Round of 16, where their campaign came to an end wth a 2-1 defeat to Norway, with Erling Haaland starring with a brace.<\/p>\n<p><template id=\"template__newsletter-inline-banner-form-combo-widget\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"wrapper\">\n<p><img id=\"subscribe-img\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Thanks for the submission!\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/template><\/p>\n<p>Following the Selecao&#8217;s earliest World Cup elimination in 36 years, Vinicius underwent a chin harmonisation procedure in his native Brazil, as per TMC Esporte (via Trending Explained), with fans reacting:<\/p>\n<p><template id=\"also-read-articles-template\"><\/p>\n<p><\/template><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;Vinicius can\u2019t even talk well, WTF is this surgery,&#8221; one tweeted.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;Actually breaks my heart that he felt he needed to do this to his face bro. He looked perfectly fine before. I hate the effects of the internet,&#8221; another commented.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;Bro why has Vinicius done that to himself \ud83e\udd23\ud83e\udd23,&#8221; one posted.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;That Vinicius stuff is really sad. Easy to play it off as a joke and not take it seriously but this blackpill\/looksmaxxing cultural landscape we\u2019re in right now is going to destroy so many people in the years to come,&#8221; another tweeted.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;He instead looks worse,&#8221; one commented.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Los Blancos are set to face Fiorentina on August 1 and Deportivao La Coruna 12 days later.<\/p>\n<hr\/>\n<h2>Vinicius Jr welcomes new Real Madrid teammate Marc Cucurella after Spain&#8217;s 2026 FIFA World Cup triumph<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"image\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sk-app-thumbnail\" alt=\"Brazil vs Norway, 2026 FIFA World Cup - Source: Getty\" src=\"https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/editor\/2026\/07\/74f9e-17846183639339-1920.jpg\"\/><img class=\"lazy-img\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" data-img=\"https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/editor\/2026\/07\/74f9e-17846183639339-1920.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/editor\/2026\/07\/74f9e-17846183639339-1920.jpg?w=190 190w, https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/editor\/2026\/07\/74f9e-17846183639339-1920.jpg?w=720 720w, https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/editor\/2026\/07\/74f9e-17846183639339-1920.jpg?w=640 640w, https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/editor\/2026\/07\/74f9e-17846183639339-1920.jpg?w=1045 1045w, https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/editor\/2026\/07\/74f9e-17846183639339-1920.jpg?w=1200 1200w, https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/editor\/2026\/07\/74f9e-17846183639339-1920.jpg?w=1460 1460w, https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/editor\/2026\/07\/74f9e-17846183639339-1920.jpg?w=1600 1600w, https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/editor\/2026\/07\/74f9e-17846183639339-1920.jpg 1920w\" alt=\"Brazil vs Norway, 2026 FIFA World Cup - Source: Getty\" data-img-low=\"https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/editor\/2026\/07\/74f9e-17846183639339-1920.jpg?w=640\" bad-src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,&lt;svg%20xmlns=%22http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg%22%20viewBox=%220%200%201920%201280%22&gt;&lt;\/svg&gt;\"\/><figcaption>Brazil vs Norway, 2026 FIFA World Cup &#8211; Source: Getty<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Vinicius Jr congratulated his new Real Madrid teammate Marc Cucurella for winning the 2026 FIFA World Cup with Spain on Sunday (July 19) with a 1-0 extra time win over 10-man holders Argentina in the final in New Jersey.<\/p>\n<p>Cucurella was one of three La Roja players who played every minute of every game of their triumphant campaign ahead of joining Los Blancos, who signed him last month from Chelsea on a six-year deal.<\/p>\n<p>Posting a message on Instagram, Vinicius wrote (as translated from Portuguese, as per GetFootballNewsSpain):<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u2018Congratulations and welcome Cucu!!!\u2019<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Real Madrid endured a second straight campaign last season without a major title since winning the La Liga-UEFA Champions League double two years ago. 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