Barcelona Star Raphinha Reveals How He Will Celebrate if Brazil Wins World Cup

Barcelona Star Raphinha Reveals How He Will Celebrate if Brazil Wins World Cup

Isaac Darko
updated at April 12, 2023 at 8:17 PM
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  • Brazilian forward Raphinha has promised to walk with his knee if Brazil win the 2022 World Cup in Qatar
  • The last time Brazil won the title on the global football’s ultimate stage was in 2002 in Japan
  • Brazil play their Group G matches against Serbia, Cameroon and Switzerland, and are expected to advance

Brazil winger Raphael Dias Belloli, commonly known as Raphinha, is already dreaming big and hoping for victory in World Cup.

The Selecao will begin their World Cup campaign against Serbia on November 24, before further meetings with Switzerland and Cameroon for a place in the knockout stage in Qatar.

The South American giants are well-fancied by many to lift the World Cup trophy in Qatar, as the tournament kicks off on Sunday, November 20.

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Barcelona star Raphinha is part of Tite's 26-man squad. Photo by Lionel Hahn.
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Though there is still plenty of football to be played between now and lifting the trophy in late December, Raphinha already knows how he would celebrate.

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"I have not thought about anything if we are champions, but now is a good time. If we are champions, I will do the same as I did at Leeds," he told Marca.

Raphina already walked the length of the pitch on his knees last season after he aided Leeds United to escape relegation.

The Brazilian has vowed to repeat the same gesture, which shows thankfulness and humility before God.

Raphinha tasks Brazilians to unite

Meanwhile, Raphinha wants a united country cheering Brazil to glory, when the 2022 FIFA World Cup kicks off in Qatar in just a few days.

Brazil's recent elections have caused divisiveness in the nation, as left-wing candidate Lula da Silva has retaken the presidency in place of far-right candidate Jair Bolsonaro.

According to Football Espana, Raphinha is banking on every Brazilian’s support as Tite’s team try to end the country’s 20-year wait to win the World Cup in the Middle East.

Raphinha chips over Tunisian goalkeeper

Earlier, Sports Brief reported on Raphinha continuing his impressive trajectory, with a brace in Brazil's 4-1 victory against Tunisia on Tuesday evening.

The 25-year-old stole the headlines, by scoring the first goal of the match after just 11th minutes in unreal fashion.

Former Real Madrid midfielder Casemiro floated a ball into the box for Raphinha, who took a couple of steps back before scoring a header beyond the dive of Tunisia goalie Aymen Dahmen.

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Isaac Darko is a La Liga, Ligue 1 and Bundesliga editor at Sports Brief with a Degree in Journalism and Communications from Ghana Institute of Journalism (2010)
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