World Cup: Brazil’s Rodrygo goes viral for funny interview with Ronaldo Nazario | OneFootball

Brazil’s Rodrygo has gone viral following an interview with the legendary Ronaldo Nazario.

Rodrygo, who plies his trade for Real Madrid, sat down with the retired striker for an interview on FIFA.com.

World Cup experience has been so far and whether he feels ready to step into Neymar’s shoes if the Paris Saint-Germain superstar fails to overcome an ankle injury.

Ronaldo ended the interview by telling the young forward: “Go with everything, good luck! The whole of Brazil is rooting for you. Thanks!”

Rodrygo clapped hands with Ronaldo before leaning over and brushing his hands over the legend’s legs.

The initial look on R9’s face said it all. He didn’t know what Rodrygo was up to.

The Brazil international then rubbed his hands over his own legs, much to Ronaldo’s amusement.

Video: Rodrygo rubs hands on Ronaldo’s legs

Watch the funny clip here:

If Rodrygo now bangs in a hat-trick in Brazil’s third and final 2022 World Cup group game against Cameroon on Friday, we’ll know why!

Is Ronaldo the greatest striker of all time?

Trying to get some of Ronaldo’s powers was certainly worth a go.

Ronaldo is second on the list of the World Cup’s all-time leading scorers with 15 goals, only behind the former Germany striker Miroslav Klose.

He has scored more World Cup goals than any other players in Brazil’s history, including the great Pele, and lifted football’s most prestigious trophy in 1994 and 2002.

Widely regarded as one of the greatest players of all time, Ronaldo won the Ballon d’Or in 1997 and again five years later.

Some believe that he would now be considered the GOAT (Greatest of all Time) if he’d manage to avoid two career-threatening knee injuries midway through his illustrious career.

While Ronaldo was still one of the best strikers around during the latter years of his career, he was unfortunately a shadow of the extraordinary talent who did things people had never seen before during his spells with Barcelona and Inter Milan.

Can Brazil win the 2022 World Cup?

Brazil went into the Qatar World Cup as the pre-tournament favourites and booked their place in the knockout stages following back-to-back wins over Serbia and Switzerland.

The big question is whether they will be able to beat the best opponents without their talisman, Neymar, who is battling to overcome an ankle injury sustained in Brazil’s opening match of the tournament.