For Guimaraes, the World Cup represents a chance at redemption after a frustrating experience in Qatar four years ago. Now playing in his second World Cup at the age of 28, the midfielder offered an honest assessment of his previous tournament. "In 2022, I didn't rise to the occasion," he admitted, having featured in just two of Brazil's five matches at that tournament, managing only 67 minutes after coming on as a substitute.
The midfielder also noted that Brazil's failure to ever beat Norway provides extra fuel for the squad, despite the small number of meetings between the two sides. "It's more motivation for us, right? To break the negative mark... We know it's been a long time since the teams faced each other; a lot has happened. It's a motivation. We want to make our own history and write our names in the history of Brazil. We have an opportunity tomorrow for that," he added.