Old Flamengo foe voted worst of the Club World Cup round

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·19 June 2026

Old Flamengo foe voted worst of the Club World Cup round

Loaned by Flamengo to River Plate (ARG), Matias Viña ended up being chosen as the worst left back of the first round of the World Cup

The second round of the World Cup has already begun. So, it’s time to take stock of how the first one went. In a team selected by the ‘GE’ portal, Flamengo fullback — loaned to River Plate (ARG) — Matias Viña is one of the names on the competition’s ‘worst’ team.

HOW DID THE WORST XI OF THE FIRST ROUND LOOK?

Luca Zidane – AlgeriaCáceres – ParaguayTahseen – IraqShkiri – TunisiaViña – UruguayCasemiro – BrazilBobadilla – ParaguayModric – CroatiaSané – GermanyOyarzabal – SpainCristiano Ronaldo – PortugalHOW WAS VIÑA IN URUGUAY’S DEBUT?

Viña started for Uruguay against Saudi Arabia. However, coach Marcelo ‘El Loco’ Bielsa took the fullback off at halftime, replacing him with Juan Sanabria. In the 45 minutes he was on the pitch, the former Flamengo player was caught offside once, missed eight of the 29 passes he attempted, and lost possession on 14 occasions.

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To make matters ‘worse’ for Viña, while he was on the field, Saudi Arabia was leading 1-0. After the fullback left the match, Uruguay managed to equalize. It is worth mentioning that Varela and De La Cruz, from Flamengo, took part in the match, but Arrascaeta remains sidelined by the medical department.

SO, WHAT WAS THE BEST XI AFTER ALL?

Vozinha – Cape VerdeRezaeian – IranDiney – Cape VerdeSouttar – AustraliaBrown – GermanyAyari – SwedenBouaddi – MoroccoOlise – FranceMbappé – FranceMessi – ArgentinaKane – England

Besides the 11 worst players of the first round, the portal also put together the ‘best XI.’ No Brazil player appeared on the list, not even former Flamengo player Vini Jr, who scored a stunning goal against Morocco. On the other hand, the African side had one representative: defensive midfielder Bouaddi, who shone against the five-time world champions.

In goal, Vozinha was chosen. The new darling of Brazilian fans after producing a goalkeeping masterclass against Spain, the 40-year-old goalkeeper has strong ties to our country. A fan of soap operas and Ivete Sangalo, the keeper is named Josimar, after the fullback from the 1986 World Cup. Curiously, the former Botafogo player only played in the World Cup ‘because of’ an idol of Flamengo.

After sneaking out of the team camp on the eve of the World Cup with Renato Gaúcho, former fullback Leandro asked to be withdrawn from the tournament. With the Flamengo legend out of the World Cup, Josimar was called up, scored a brilliant goal, and won over Vozinha’s father.

SO, WHEN DO BRAZIL AND URUGUAY PLAY AGAIN AT THE WORLD CUP?

Viña will try to improve his image next Sunday (21), against Vozinha’s Cape Verde. Kickoff is at 7:00 p.m. (Brasília time). Brazil, meanwhile, will try to place players in the ‘best XI’ on Friday (19), against Haiti, at 9:30 p.m. (Brasília time).

This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇧🇷 here.