Before the World Cup started, there were quite a few in Brazil who feared that the national team would develop camps on a political basis, since most of the players are known to be supporters of the former president, the right-wing man Jair Bolsonaro.
But there are also some who support Lula, the leftist candidate, who won last month's election.
Neymar, the big star of the Selecao, has always stated that he supports Bolsonaro, and even took a picture with him during his election campaign.
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When the corona epidemic hit Brazil with all its force and thousands died every day, Bolsonaro insisted that it was the "flu".
Richarlison was one of the few footballers who wasn't afraid to stand up from the other side of the political map, attacking the president's words and calling on people to get vaccinated.
When destitute people suffered from breathing problems due to the epidemic, he purchased ventilators with his own money and donated them to those in need.
But when the World Cup started, all political differences were put aside.
Coach Chicha knew how to connect all the players of the squad and give them a family atmosphere.
When the third goalkeeper Weberton came on as a substitute against South Korea, it was so that all 26 players of the squad could play in the World Cup.
And if Neymar is still the biggest name of the Selção, there is no doubt that Risharlison is currently Brazil's biggest star in the World Cup.
The striker of Tottenham scored three goals, and two of them will definitely be included among the candidates for the "goal of the World Cup".
In the win over Serbia, his World Cup debut, Richarlison scored a brace - including a virtuoso header into the net.
In the victory over the Koreans, he bounced three times over his head, before receiving the ball in the box from Thiago Silva and kicking in.
After the goal Richarlison ran to the bench, and together with his friends and Chicha performed the "dance de pombo" - the pigeon dance.
Those familiar with Richarlison's career were not surprised.
This is how he celebrates goals since his days at Fluminense, before he reached the Premier League: first at Watford, then at Everton and now at Tottenham.
The inspiration came from the Brazilian band "Os Persegidores", which is no coincidence.
The selaso players have prepared ten different dances in advance for the goals they will score, and the inspiration for most of them comes from popular songs in Brazil.
Richarlison.
The head is in place, photo: AFP
All 10, and 9 too
Tottenham bought Richarlison in the summer for 58 million euros, and so far he has failed to score in ten Premier League games.
In fact, he scored in the Spurs uniform in only one game - the double in the 0:2 victory over Marseille in the Champions League.
But in the national team it's a completely different story - ten goals in his last ten games!
It is not easy for many Brazilian players to play in the national team.
The yellow shirt is heavy on them - certainly when it comes to number 9, which was previously worn by legends such as Ronaldo, Tostao and Carca.
Fred was a colossal failure in the 2014 World Cup, and Gabriel Jesus also struggled to function in Russia 2018. Both failed to score a single goal.
But Richarlison seems to have been born to be the central striker of the Selecao.
We already saw it at the Tokyo Olympics a year and a half ago, when he finished as the king of the tournament's goals (even though he was number 10 at the time).
Richarlison and Vinicius Jr.
Will they also dance against Croatia?, Photo: Getty Images
What's amazing is that he almost didn't make it to Qatar, after being injured on October 15 precisely against Everton, his former team.
He left the field crying, fearing that he would miss the World Cup.
The last time he suffered a similar injury he did not play for two months.
But luckily he recovered in less than a month, and was the happiest man when Chiche included him in the squad for Qatar.
Tonight, in the quarter-finals against Croatia, Richarlison - the poor boy born in the god-given town Nova Venezia (New Venice) in the Espirito Santo (Holy Spirit) district - hopes to keep scoring, and along the way also teach the world another new dance.
Odds ratio for a Croatia win 8.60, for a draw 5.00 and for a Brazil win 1.30
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