Robinho hoping for World Cup selection

Robinho remains hopeful that he will be called up by Brazil head coach Luiz Felipe Scolari for this summer’s World Cup. Despite his lack of form with Milan, the 30 year-old was handed a surprise recall to the Seleção for the friendlies with Honduras and Chile at the end of last year. Robinho’s selection for […]
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2014-04-13 01:23:00

Robinho remains hopeful that he will be called up by Brazil head coach Luiz Felipe Scolari for this summer’s World Cup.

Despite his lack of form with Milan, the 30 year-old was handed a surprise recall to the Seleção for the friendlies with Honduras and Chile at the end of last year.

Robinho’s selection for those games would suggest he is in Scolari’s thoughts, though the forward is taking nothing for granted.

“I want to be there,” he told Radio ESPN. “Scolari makes his choices and I hope to be there too.

“So far I have only been included in the Panini stickers, but I hope that I don’t just stay there!”