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Matheus Cunha just put his name alongside Sir Bobby Charlton and Marcus Rashford in the Manchester United record books. The Brazilian forward has scored three goals at the 2026 FIFA World Cup, matching the all-time record for most goals by a United player in a single tournament.
For a player who wasn’t even in Brazil’s squad four years ago, it’s a remarkable turnaround. For the CUNHA meme token on Solana hoping to ride the wave, the turnaround has been notably absent.
Three goals, two games, one statement
Cunha’s World Cup breakout came in emphatic fashion. He bagged two goals in Brazil’s 3-0 group-stage demolition of Haiti on June 19, then added another in a 3-0 victory over Scotland on June 24.
Cunha’s only previous senior international goal came on March 25, 2025, against Argentina in a World Cup qualifier. He went from a single goal on his international resume to three goals across two World Cup matches in the span of a few months.
Rashford set his mark of three goals at the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, a tournament that Cunha watched from home after being excluded from Brazil’s squad entirely.
A breakout club season paved the way
Cunha’s World Cup form didn’t materialize out of thin air. His 2025-26 Premier League campaign was comfortably his best at Manchester United, with 10 goals and 4 assists across 33 appearances.
Those numbers helped United finish third in the Premier League.
The crypto angle: a meme token that didn’t get the memo
The CUNHA meme token, a Solana-based asset tied to the player’s name, has a daily trading volume hovering around $7 to $8. That’s not $7 million or $7,000. That’s seven dollars.
Despite Cunha lighting up the World Cup and becoming a trending name across football media, the token has shown essentially zero market response.
For investors, the CUNHA token serves as a case study in why celebrity branding alone doesn’t move crypto markets. Cunha scores a brace against Haiti and the token doesn’t even flinch.
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