If Brazil are to win the World Cup for the first time in 20 years, they will need their new generation of exciting wingers to give them the edge they have lacked in recent tournaments.
Tite, the head coach, is blessed with an abundance of wide forwards thriving at the highest levels of European club football. Vinícius Júnior, 22, went from prodigy to proven talent when he struck the winning goal for Real Madrid in the Champions League final against Liverpool in May. He was replaced in stoppage time by his compatriot, Rodrygo, 21.
In the Premier League, another 21-year-old, Gabriel Martinelli, has enjoyed a blistering start to the season on Arsenal’s left flank, terrorising Trent Alexander-Arnold in a 3-2 victory over Liverpool last month.
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