{"id":15877,"date":"2026-06-19T01:59:33","date_gmt":"2026-06-18T20:29:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.zee5.com\/global\/blog\/?p=15877"},"modified":"2026-06-19T02:20:24","modified_gmt":"2026-06-18T20:50:24","slug":"endrick-brazils-fifa-world-cup-2026-obsession","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.zee5.com\/global\/blog\/endrick-brazils-fifa-world-cup-2026-obsession\/","title":{"rendered":"Endrick: Brazil\u2019s FIFA World Cup 2026\u2122 Obsession\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In March 2024, at Wembley Stadium \u2014 the most famous football ground on earth \u2014 a 17-year-old from S\u00e3o Paulo came off the bench, received the ball on the edge of the box, and buried it into the net to win the match for Brazil against England. He was 17 years and 246 days old. No player had ever scored for a club or a country at Wembley at a younger age.<\/p><div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_73 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-black ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Page Contents:<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #282fff;color:#282fff\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #282fff;color:#282fff\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.zee5.com\/global\/blog\/endrick-brazils-fifa-world-cup-2026-obsession\/#The_Kid_Who_Broke_Palmeiras_Records\" title=\"The Kid Who Broke Palmeiras Records\">The Kid Who Broke Palmeiras Records<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.zee5.com\/global\/blog\/endrick-brazils-fifa-world-cup-2026-obsession\/#The_Move_That_Made_Everyone_Take_Notice\" title=\"The Move That Made Everyone Take Notice\">The Move That Made Everyone Take Notice<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.zee5.com\/global\/blog\/endrick-brazils-fifa-world-cup-2026-obsession\/#Finding_His_Game_in_France\" title=\"Finding His Game in France\">Finding His Game in France<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.zee5.com\/global\/blog\/endrick-brazils-fifa-world-cup-2026-obsession\/#Already_Carrying_Brazil%E2%80%98s_Future\" title=\"Already Carrying Brazil&#8216;s Future\">Already Carrying Brazil&#8216;s Future<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">His name is Endrick. And the FIFA World Cup 2026\u2122 may be the stage where he announces himself to everyone who has not yet been paying attention.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Follow Endrick and Brazil&#8217;s World Cup campaign live in India on ZEE5 \u2014 stream every match of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zee5.com\/sports\/football\/fifa-world-cup\/2026\">FIFA World Cup 2026\u2122<\/a> with a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zee5.com\/myaccount\/subscription?plan-ref=0-11-7467&amp;asset-ref=0-6-4z5914493&amp;visibility=SELECTED&amp;context=FIFA\">ZEE5 FIFA subscription.<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_Kid_Who_Broke_Palmeiras_Records\"><\/span><strong>The Kid Who Broke Palmeiras Records<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Endrick, born July 21, 2006, grew up at Palmeiras \u2014 one of the biggest clubs in South American football. In the academy, he was extraordinary: 165 goals in 169 appearances, a scoring rate so absurd it attracts comparisons with players who no longer seem real. He was not a prospect. He was already a problem for every youth defender in Brazil.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He made his senior debut for Palmeiras at 16 years, 2 months, and 15 days old \u2014 the youngest player to ever appear for the club. By the time he left for Europe, he had scored 21 goals in 82 first-team appearances in the Brasileir\u00e3o, one of the most physically demanding leagues in the world. He had also won the Brazilian championship twice, in 2022 and 2023, before turning 18.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_Move_That_Made_Everyone_Take_Notice\"><\/span><strong>The Move That Made Everyone Take Notice<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Real Madrid agreed to sign Endrick for a reported fee of $51.7 million when he was just 16 years old \u2014 one of the most significant transfers of a teenage player in the history of the game. They waited until he turned 18 to bring him to Spain.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He arrived at a club loaded with world-class talent and limited minutes. Even so, he was part of the squads that won the 2024 UEFA Super Cup and the 2024 FIFA Intercontinental Cup. Trophies at Real Madrid, before he was even a regular starter. That is the environment he has been absorbing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Finding_His_Game_in_France\"><\/span><strong>Finding His Game in France<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In January 2026, Real Madrid sent Endrick on loan to Lyon in Ligue 1 \u2014 a decision designed to give him consistent minutes and the freedom to lead an attack, rather than wait for scraps behind Vin\u00edcius Jr and Rodrygo. The impact was immediate. Within weeks of arriving, he was winning Player of the Match awards in a high-intensity league that punishes forwards who are not sharp. Five goals and 7 assists across 16 appearances told the fuller story \u2014 not just a finisher, but a genuine creator, dropping into pockets, linking play, making things happen with the intelligence and instincts of a player years older than his age suggests.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The loan has served its purpose. He arrived in France as a player people recognised by reputation. He is leaving as a player who has proved the reputation is deserved.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Already_Carrying_Brazil%E2%80%98s_Future\"><\/span><strong>Already Carrying <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zee5.com\/sports\/football\/fifa-world-cup\/2026\/0-6-4z5974253\/0-2-5z5974716\/teams\/brazil\/brazil-squad\">Brazil<\/a>&#8216;s Future<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Endrick has represented Brazil&#8217;s senior team 16 times, scoring 3 goals. He became the youngest male player to receive a senior Brazil call-up since Ronaldo in 1994 \u2014 a comparison that carries significant weight, because Ronaldo went on to become the man who redefined what a World Cup striker could be.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In the 2026 World Cup, Brazil face Morocco, Haiti and Scotland in Group C. The expectation is that Brazil navigate the group comfortably \u2014 they have enough quality across every position to do it without breaking a sweat. But the subplot that will keep fans in India awake until the early hours is simpler: Endrick is 19 years old, at his first World Cup, in the yellow shirt of the most decorated nation in this tournament&#8217;s history, carrying the weight of expectation that Brazilian football places on no other country&#8217;s young players. It is enormous pressure. Based on everything he has done so far \u2014 at Palmeiras, at Wembley, at Lyon \u2014 he does not appear to feel the weight the way others do. That might be the most exciting thing about him.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em><strong>Watch Endrick in action \u2014 Brazil vs Morocco is live on Zee5, June 14, 3:30 AM IST. Get ZEE5 access with the \u20b9799 Quarterly Plan or the \u20b91,699 Annual Plan.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em>Disclaimer:<\/em><\/strong><em> Subscription pack prices are subject to change from time to time. 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