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Bruno Guimarães Opens Up on Brazil’s World Cup Penalty Miss: 'It Still Hurts'
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The September-October international break has started, and the Brazilian national team will return for three friendly matches in Australia and India. Brazil will play two friendly matches against Australia and one against India.
One player returning to the national team after the 2026 World Cup is Arsenal midfielder Bruno Guimarães .
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Bruno Guimarães had a great World Cup for Brazil and started in all of their games. Guimarães had four assists for Brazil during the 2026 World Cup, the joint-second most in the competition.
However, Guimarães also faced an infamous moment for Brazil as he missed a crucial penalty kick in the Round of 16 against Norway. Brazil would go on to lose the match 2-1 and faced elimination from the competition.
Bruno Guimaraes #8 of Brazil fails to convert a penalty during the FIFA World Cup 2026 Round of 16 match between Brazil and Norway at New York New Jersey Stadium on July 05, 2026 in East Rutherford, New Jersey. (Photo by Elsa/Getty Images)Photo by Elsa/Getty Images
Ahead of the friendly matches in this international break, Guimarães was asked about that moment, and the midfielder expressed how he felt then and what he thinks about playing for Brazil moving forward.
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Bruno Guimarães on Penalty Miss vs. Norway
Ahead of Brazil's first friendly match of the international break, Bruno Guimarães reflects on his penalty miss in the 2026 World Cup a few months ago.
Guimarães said, "It's a scar; it still hurts me; it pains me a lot, but it's part of football."
He continued and said, "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, because representing this shirt means everything to me. It's always been the greatest dream of my life."
This story was originally published by Athlon Sports on Sep 23, 2026, where it first appeared in the Soccer section. Add Athlon Sports as a Preferred Source by clicking here.
