BRUNO GUIMARÃES OPENS UP ON PAINFUL WORLD CUP MOMENT
Arsenal midfielder Bruno Guimarães has admitted that his missed penalty during Brazil’s 2026 World Cup elimination by Norway “still hurts a lot.”
Guimarães was chosen to take Brazil’s penalty in the Round of 16, but his effort was saved by Norway goalkeeper Ørjan Nyland. Brazil eventually lost the match 2–1 and were knocked out of the tournament.
Speaking during Brazil’s current international camp, Guimarães described the miss as “a wound” and “a scar”, saying the memory remains painful because it happened only a few months ago.
However, the Arsenal midfielder insisted he would not run away from responsibility if he were given another penalty.
“If there was another penalty and it was assigned to me, I wouldn’t hide. I’d take it again a thousand times if I had to.”
Guimarães also clarified that he—not Vinícius Jr.—was the player designated to take the penalty, putting to rest speculation over who should have taken the
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Despite the disappointment, the midfielder says his focus is now on learning from the experience and looking ahead with Brazil.
“You can’t change the past, only the future.” �
For Guimarães, the painful moment remains fresh—but he appears determined to use it as motivation rather than allow it to define him.
