Richarlison told Fred to move in Brazil's World Cup team photo (Image: Twitter/@Selecaoinfo)
Tottenham forward Richarlison has been captured on video ruthlessly telling Fred to 'get out' of the centre of Brazil's team photo as the Selecao prepared to pose for their official World Cup squad picture. The fiery Spurs frontman was seemingly not impressed with the Manchester United midfielder as he sat in the middle of the benches before the snap - claiming the position was already reserved for star man Neymar.
While the minor altercation is likely to be perceived as a joke, there was certainly an element of seriousness to the bizarre exchange that has since gone viral.
The likes of Liverpool goalkeeper Alisson, Barcelona's Raphinha and Manchester United's Sevilla loanee Alex Telles can be seen pictured on the benches as the rest of their Brazil team-mates make their way over for the photoshoot.
Newcastle's new fan favourite Bruno Guimaraes is dishing out high fives when Richarlison comes bowling over and heads straight for Fred.
The Manchester United ace seems to think Richarlison is going in for a handshake before he is dragged up on his feet and shown towards the side of the bench.
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Brazil kickstart their World Cup campaign next Thursday when they take on Serbia in their Group G campaign.
The Selecao then take on Switzerland and Cameroon as they look to win the trophy for a record sixth time.
Tite's side are the heavy favourites in Qatar, largely due to their exciting roster of attacking talent.
Richarlison may have his work cut out trying to nail down a starting berth as he battles the likes of Neymar, Gabriel Jesus, Vinicius Jr, Antony, Rodrygo and Raphinha for minutes.
Neymar is hopeful of beating Paris Saint-Germain team-mate Lionel Messi and fierce rivals Argentina along the way - potentially even in the final.
Argentina pipped their South American rivals to the Copa America in the summer of 2021 as the Selecao plot revenge in the Middle East.
“Obviously, everyone has high hopes for the World Cup and they are not anxious but excited. Everyone wants to be in the World Cup. We don’t talk about it much, but sometimes we joke about bumping into each other in the final,” Neymar told The Telegraph.
“I tell him (to Messi) that I will be champion and I will beat him and we laugh a lot. Playing with him and Kylian [Mbappe] is an enormous pleasure. They are two greats, with Messi considered for a long time the best in the world.”