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Brazilian star Vinicius Junior, a player for Spain’s Real Madrid, has sparked controversy and questions on social media after he appeared with a completely different facial expression than he did at the 2026 World Cup finals, which saw him bid an early farewell to the Seleção.
The American newspaper “New York Post” revealed that the famous Brazilian winger underwent plastic surgery aimed at the chin area, which caused noticeable changes in his facial features compared to the pictures taken during the last World Cup.
The American newspaper quoted exact details about the surgery from the Brazilian website TMC, which specializes in celebrity news, stating that Vinicius Jr. went to a specialized medical clinic in the Brazilian city of Goiânia, where the famous dermatologist and plastic surgeon Alessandro Alarcao performed a procedure on him to coordinate and define modern techniques.
VINI JR. BEWARE OF THE HAIR. 👀🇧🇷
Vinny Jr. returned to Brazil and created a lot of noise on social networks after the World Cup. In addition to the backlash over the rekindling of relations with Virginia, the forward has also been the subject of a change in appearance that has quickly sparked… pic.twitter.com/l0hyxyDOFm
— sportv (@sportv) July 21, 2026
According to circulating medical reports, this plastic surgery is based on the injection of special substances that are used to sculpt and reshape the facial features according to the patient’s wishes. In the case of the star of “Real Madrid”, the primary goal was to emphasize the chin area more clearly and sharply, which prompted him to decide to undergo this cosmetic procedure.
Vinicius Junior’s appearance in a new form comes just weeks after Brazil’s ill-fated exit from the 2026 World Cup, where the Seleção lost to surging Norway in the round of 16 in a brutal upset that ended Brazil’s dream of a sixth title.
Despite an early dismissal, Vinicius Junior had some remarkable individual performances during his participation in the World Cup, where he managed to score 4 times, but the sudden departure of his national team deprived him of the opportunity to continue to shine and seriously fight for the title of the best scorer, which was available to him.
Rumors of a change in the Brazilian player’s features began after his ex-girlfriend Virginia Fonseca posted a post on her official Instagram page last Monday, in which the pair appeared together in the gym, where followers noticed a clear difference in the Brazilian star’s facial shape.
