Richarlison says Brazil’s players “will do everything they can” to win a sixth World Cup in Qatar.
Brazil is steeped in World Cup history, with more titles than any other country, though its fifth and most recent triumph came in 2002.
Tite’s men head into the tournament in Qatar as one of the favorites having lost just one game since 2019, their loss in the Copa América final to Argentina last year.
Richarlison will play his first World Cup, having scored 17 goals in his 38 appearances for the Selecao since his debut in 2018.
The 25-year-old says he and his teammates will do everything they can to take the trophy home, telling Eurosport: “If we will win?
I don’t know, but we will do everything we can to win the World Cup.
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“I prefer that we work in silence, doing our job and doing our best every day. Without a doubt, Professor Tite [head coach] It will prepare us well for a great World Cup.”
The Tottenham striker believes that Brazil deserve to be among the most loved teams and is confident that they will leave a good impression in Qatar, saying: “I think there are many good teams, but we are Brazil.
“We have a lot of history, we’ve never been out of the World Cup and we’re going to the World Cup to honor the jersey. We’re definitely going to do something good for ourselves.”
Despite his confidence in Brazil’s prospects, Richarlison acknowledged that there are other teams he believes have a chance, adding: “There are a lot of good teams.
“The defending champions, France. Belgium, for example, and Argentina, which has a good squad and won the Copa América.”
Brazil opens its World Cup campaign against Serbia on Thursday, before facing Switzerland and Cameroon in Group G.
