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A boy chests a soccer ball at the Flamengo Sao Goncalo school where Brazilian player Vinicius Jr., who was selected to compete in the 2022 Qatar World Cup, trained early in his career, in Sao Goncalo, Rio de Janeiro state, Brazil, Monday, Nov. 7, 2022. Four years ago teenager Vinicius Jr. took his first medal from a professional soccer tournament home, a place where drug gangs and vigilantes fight for control and children dribble past garbage on the streets. (AP Photo/Bruna Prado)