DOHA, Qatar — Brazil have already prepared and rehearsed dances for when they score goals at the World Cup in Qatar, according to forward Raphinha
The five-time world champions are feeling jubilant ahead of their debut against Serbia on Thursday, and the players are hoping to do a lot of dancing.
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“To tell you the truth, we already have dances prepared for up to the 10th goal,” Raphinha told a news conference on Monday. “We have some 10 dances prepared for each match, one for the first, one for the second, one for the third … If we score more than 10, then we’ll have to start innovating.”
Brazil brought an offensive-minded squad to Qatar, with Raphinha among the nine forwards picked by coach Tite to try to give Brazil their first World Cup title in two decades.
Another is Vinicius Junior, who earlier this season was thrown into controversy over his dances after his goals with Real Madrid. He and teammate Rodrygo kept dancing despite the criticism in Spain, though, and had promised more of the same when they got to the national team at the World Cup.
Raphinha and Neymar were among those who publicly showed their support to Vinicius at the time.
