The 21-year-old enjoyed a breakout campaign at the Bernabeu in the 2021-22 season. He scored nine times and provided 10 assists in 49 appearances, including two strikes in injury-time in the second leg of the dramatic Champions League semi-final tie against Manchester City.
The forward has five Brazil caps and will want to make Tite’s squad for this year’s World Cup. However, he faces plenty of competition for a spot in the South American giants’ front three.
The five-time champions have been drawn in a group with Serbia, Switzerland and Cameroon, with a potential tie against Portugal in the next round if they progress.
Rodrygo admits that while he sees his side are among the favourites, he is ‘a little afraid’ of Ronaldo’s side, as he told UOL Sport:
Rodrygo claims Brazilians rib Real Madrid teammate Karim Benzema ahead of FIFA World Cup
Brazil are aiming to become the first non-European winners of international football’s biggest tournament since they themselves won the cup in 2002.
There is plenty of pressure on Tite’s side to claim their sixth world title. However, Rodrygo claims that his Brazil teammates at Madrid such as Eder Militao and Vinicius Junior have joked with Benzema over the Qatar competition.
Rodrygo stated:
France are the defending champions and one of the favourites once again for this year’s showpiece despite recently suffering a severe dip in form.
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