Brazil striker Richarlison was seen wiping away tears after dancing with legendary number nine Ronaldo in Qatar.
Spurs frontman Richarlison has taken the mantle of 'O Fenomeno', who led Brazil to their most recent World Cup victory in 2002. The 25-year-old has started three of his country's four World Cup games this time around, and scored his third goal of the tournament as Tite's team brushed South Korea aside to reach the quarter-finals.
In the aftermath of the 4-1 victory, Brazil's scorer delivered his trademark dance before seeing Ronaldo copy his moves. The pair then embraced, with Richarlison moved by the occasion.
Richarlison's goal against South Korea was Brazil's third, and it followed some impressive skill in the build-up. Vinicius Junior, Neymar and Lucas Paqueta were also on target at Stadium 974 as Tite's side had the game all but wrapped up before half-time before Richarlison's meeting with Ronaldo.
The Spurs star had been an injury doubt for the World Cup thanks to an injury suffered against former club Everton in October. However, he returned in time for Brazil's opener and scored twice in the victory over Serbia.
Next up for Brazil is a quarter-final clash with Croatia. Zlatko Dalic's team needed an Ivan Perisic equaliser to force penalties against Japan, and Dominik Livakovic saved from Takumi Minamino, Kaoru Mitoma and Maya Yoshida in the shoot-out to see them through.
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Brazil's players celebrated in style as they booked their place in the last eight of the World Cup, but not everyone was enthused. Pundit Roy Keane said he wasn't a fan, and accused the South American side of disrespect.
"It's four [goals] and they're doing it every time," Keane said on ITV's coverage. "I don't mind the first kind of little jig - whatever they're doing - but they're still doing it after that and then the manager getting involved with it. I'm not happy with it, I don't think it's very good at all."
Brazil boss Tite was involved in some of the celebrations, and he defended the antics after the game with a view to ensuring his actions would not be misinterpreted. “I try to adapt to my players. They are very young and have a love of dancing, joking and making moves," he said.
"They said I had to learn how to do the moves. They’re very tight and difficult, but we kept playing around. Richarlison was there and I said: ‘What’s that dance?’ I said: ‘If you do it, then I’ll do it.’
"There are various people who will say it was disrespectful. I know there’s always a camera and I didn’t want it to be misinterpreted.”
