Vinícius Jr. went from hero to villain in a matter of minutes amongst his Brazil teammates during their 2-1 victory vs. Colombia in World Cup qualifying on Thursday.

The Brazil star scored a superb long distance goal in the 99th minute to secure the much-needed three points. However three minutes later the Real Madrid star rubbed his teammates the wrong way when he was wasting too much time being substituted.

Panama stunned the United States men’s national team on Thursday with a late goal to secure a 1-0 victory in the Concacaf Nations League semifinal. The celebrations after the goal with CBS pundit Thierry Henry were hilarious.

Panama striker Cecilio Waterman gave his side an iconic moment in the 94th minute when his low strike proved to be the winning goal. Waterman, who came on as a sub in the 70th minute, jumped the advertisement board and ran straight to French legend Henry.

Panama players celebrate with Henry

An Antonee Robinson injury is the last news that United States men’s national team fans wanted to hear ahead of the Concacaf Nations League semifinal on Thursday vs. Panama. Robinson is one of three U.S. players named to the initial roster that will be unavailable.

Johnny Cardoso and Auston Trusty will also miss the Nations League final four due to injury.

Antonee Robinson injury

Antonee Robinson, Johnny Cardoso and Auston Trusty will miss the Concacaf Nations League finals due to injury.

Lionel Messi was not included in Argentina coach Lionel Scaloni's squad for the 2026 World Cup qualifiers against Uruguay and Brazil, with the forward missing out due to a muscle strain.

Why is Messi not playing for Argentina?

Leo Messi: “I’m sad to miss these important games against Uruguay and Brazil”.

“I really wanted to play, but a small injury means I need to rest for a bit, so I can’t be there”.

Brazil have called up teenage Real Madrid striker Endrick to replace the injured Neymar for this month's World Cup qualifiers, the country's FA announced on Friday.

Santos forward Neymar was set to make his return to the Brazil team after more than a year on the sidelines due to a knee injury suffered in late 2023.

However, the 33-year-old has been ruled out of World Cup qualifiers against Colombia and Argentina after sustaining a muscle injury.

Neymar injury sees him miss international break

The 2025 USMNT Nations League roster was announced on Tuesday with head coach Mauricio Pochettino selecting the 23 players who will aim to defeat Panama in the semifinal and the winner of Mexico/Canada in the final.

There were plenty of questions heading into the roster announcement with a litany of injuries including the likes of Ricardo Pepi, Folarin Balogun and more. Here are the 23 players Pochettino called upon.

2025 USMNT Nations League roster

Goalkeepers: 

Brazil have recalled Santos forward Neymar for this month's World Cup qualifiers against Colombia and Argentina after more than a year, the soccer federation announced on Thursday.

The 33-year-old sustained a knee injury in Brazil's World Cup qualifier against Uruguay in October 2023 and has struggled to get back to his best and secure a spot in the squad.

Neymar Brazil roster inclusion

The 2026 World Cup final will feature its first ever halftime show, FIFA president Gianni Infantino said on Wednesday.

FIFA will be working with international education and advocacy organization Global Citizen as well as British band Coldplay for the halftime show.

World Cup halftime show

The United States men’s national team faces a severe injury bug among the team’s strikers with the Concacaf Nations League semifinal and potential final just three weeks away. The USMNT striker injuries give head coach Mauricio Pochettino a daunting conundrum.

Here’s a list of U.S. strikers out with injury heading into March.

USMNT striker injuries