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==International career== [[File:Robinho061115.jpg|thumb|upright|Robinho playing for [[Brazil national football team|Brazil]] against [[Switzerland national football team|Switzerland]] in 2006]] In July 2003, Robinho was called up for the [[2003 CONCACAF Gold Cup]], along with his Santos teammates [[Alex (footballer, born June 1982)|Alex]] and [[Diego (footballer, born 1985)|Diego]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Ricardo Gomes convoca seleção sub-23 para a Copa Ouro |url=http://revistaepoca.globo.com/Revista/Epoca/0,,EMI38537-15223,00-RICARDO+GOMES+CONVOCA+SELECAO+SUB+PARA+A+COPA+OURO.html |access-date=23 February 2022 |website=Época |date=1 July 2003 |language=Portuguese}}</ref> Although Brazil chose to send their [[Brazil Olympic football team|under-23 team]], the CONCACAF Gold Cup matches are considered as full international matches by [[FIFA]]. He earned his first cap in the opening match on 13 July, which Brazil lost 1–0 to [[Mexico national football team|Mexico]],<ref>{{cite news |title=Brasil perde do México na Copa Ouro |url=https://esportes.estadao.com.br/noticias/futebol,brasil-perde-do-mexico-na-copa-ouro,20030713p51829 |access-date=23 February 2022 |publisher=Estadão |date=13 July 2003 |language=Portuguese}}</ref> and played four further matches including the [[Golden goal (association football)|golden goal]] defeat to the same team in the [[2003 CONCACAF Gold Cup Final|final]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Mexico wins Gold Cup in overtime |url=https://www.upi.com/Sports_News/2003/07/27/Mexico-wins-Gold-Cup-in-overtime/60181059356627/ |access-date=23 February 2022 |work=United Press International |date=27 July 2003}}</ref> Robinho's first cap with the full Brazil team came on 4 September 2004, as a 74th-minute substitute for [[Edu (footballer, born 1978)|Edu]] in a 3–1 home win over Bolivia in [[2006 FIFA World Cup qualification]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Azevedo |first1=Marcius |title=Em festa no Morumbi, Brasil bate a Bolívia e segue líder |url=https://www.uol.com.br/esporte/futebol/ultimas/2004/09/05/ult59u87129.jhtm |access-date=23 February 2022 |publisher=UOL |date=5 September 2004 |language=Portuguese}}</ref> The following 9 February, he scored his first international goal in a 7–1 win away to [[Hong Kong national football team|Hong Kong]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Robinho passa no vestibular de Parreira |url=https://esportes.estadao.com.br/noticias/futebol,robinho-passa-no-vestibular-de-parreira,20050209p13540 |access-date=23 February 2022 |publisher=Estadão |date=7 February 2005 |language=Portuguese}}</ref> He went to the [[2005 FIFA Confederations Cup]] in Germany, which Brazil went on to win. During the tournament, he partnered [[Adriano (footballer, born February 1982)|Adriano]] in attack and scored in [[2005 FIFA Confederations Cup Group B|group matches]] against [[Greece national football team|Greece]] and [[Japan national football team|Japan]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Brazil and Robinho dazzle to ease past Greece |url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2005-06-17/brazil-and-robinho-dazzle-to-ease-past-greece/1595232 |access-date=23 February 2022 |date=17 June 2005}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Brazil Squeaks Past Japan |url=https://www.dw.com/en/brazil-squeaks-past-japan/a-1625989 |access-date=23 February 2022 |publisher=Deutsche Welle |date=22 June 2005}}</ref> Robinho was named in [[2006 FIFA World Cup squads#Brazil|Brazil's squad]] for the [[2006 FIFA World Cup]] in Germany. During the tournament, he was mainly used as a substitute, with the established forwards [[Ronaldo (Brazilian footballer)|Ronaldo]], [[Ronaldinho]], Adriano and Kaká starting in attack. However, he was named in the starting line-up for Brazil's third [[2006 FIFA World Cup Group F|group match]]; a 4–1 defeat of Japan. He made a third substitute appearance of the tournament in Brazil's 1–0 [[2006 FIFA World Cup knockout stage#Brazil vs France|quarter-final]] defeat by [[France national football team|France]].{{citation needed|date=December 2022}} In the absence of Brazil's World Cup forwards, Robinho was a regular starter for the team at the [[2007 Copa América]] a year later. For the tournament, he wore the number 11 shirt, the same number that his childhood hero [[Romário]] wore.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Lavinas |first1=Thiago |title=Romário diz que Robinho dá show |url=http://globoesporte.globo.com/ESP/Noticia/Futebol/Selecao_Brasileira/0,,MUL62859-4482,00.html |access-date=23 February 2022 |publisher=Globo Esporte |date=3 July 2007 |language=Portuguese}}</ref> He scored all four of Brazil's group stage goals via a [[hat-trick]] in the 3–0 win against [[Chile national football team|Chile]],<ref>{{cite news |title=Robinho hat-trick revives Brazil |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/internationals/6259824.stm |access-date=23 February 2022 |website=BBC Sport |date=2 July 2007}}</ref> and a penalty in a 1–0 win over [[Ecuador national football team|Ecuador]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Robinho goal sees Brazil progress |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/internationals/6272336.stm |access-date=23 February 2022 |website=BBC Sport |date=5 July 2007}}</ref> He then scored two goals in a 6–1 quarter-final win over Chile.<ref>{{cite news |title=Brazil 6–1 Chile |url=https://www.rte.ie/sport/soccer/2007/0708/220069-brazil/ |access-date=23 February 2022 |publisher=Raidió Teilifís Éireann |date=8 July 2007}}</ref> Brazil went on to win the tournament, beating [[Argentina national football team|Argentina]] 3–0 in [[2007 Copa América Final|the final]]. Robinho finished as the Golden Boot winner in addition to being named the best player of the tournament.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Rizzo |first1=Marcel |title=Robinho: um campeão cheio de moral |url=http://globoesporte.globo.com/ESP/Noticia/Futebol/Selecao_Brasileira/0,,MUL70982-4482,00.html |access-date=23 February 2022 |publisher=Globo Esporte |date=16 July 2007 |language=Portuguese}}</ref> In 2009, he was a member of the Brazil team that won the [[2009 FIFA Confederations Cup|2009 Confederations Cup]] in South Africa. He played in every game in the competition, as Brazil defeated the [[United States national men's soccer team|United States]] 3–2 in [[2009 FIFA Confederations Cup Final|the final]] to win the tournament.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/internationals/8120561.stm |title=US 2–3 Brazil |date=28 June 2009 |website=BBC Sport |access-date=30 June 2009 |first=Phil |last=Dawkes}}</ref> Robinho was named in [[2010 FIFA World Cup squads#Brazil|Brazil's squad]] for the [[2010 FIFA World Cup|2010 World Cup]], where he played alongside [[Luís Fabiano]] in attack. He scored in the second round match against [[Chile national football team|Chile]] as Brazil won 3–0 to advance to the [[2010 FIFA World Cup knockout stage|quarter-finals]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/world_cup_2010/matches/match_54/default.stm |title=Brazil 3–0 Chile |date=29 June 2010 |website=BBC Sport |access-date=30 June 2010 |first=Paul |last=Fletcher}}</ref> He then scored the opener in the quarter-final match against the [[Netherlands national football team|Netherlands]], but Brazil eventually lost 2–1 and was eliminated. A poor performance at the [[2011 Copa América]] saw Robinho dropped and replaced by [[Jádson]] in the Brazilian line-up.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://edition.cnn.com/2011/SPORT/football/07/09/football.copa.brazil.paraguay/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110717162649/http://edition.cnn.com/2011/SPORT/football/07/09/football.copa.brazil.paraguay/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=17 July 2011 |title=Holders Brazil held by Paraguay in Copa America |date=10 July 2011 |access-date=9 May 2014 |publisher=CNN}}</ref> [[File:FIFA World Cup 2010 Brazil North Korea 8.jpg|upright=0.9|thumb|left|Robinho playing for Brazil at the [[2010 FIFA World Cup]]]] On 31 October 2013, after a hiatus of two years, Robinho was recalled to the ''Seleção'' by coach Luiz Felipe Scolari. He took part in two games against [[Honduras national football team|Honduras]] and Chile on 16 and 19 November respectively. During the game against Chile, he scored his first international goal since 2011.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://copadomundo.uol.com.br/noticias/redacao/2013/10/31/robinho-volta-a-selecao-apos-2-anos-e-substitui-diego-costa-em-amistosos.htm |title=Robinho volta à seleção após 2 anos; Lucas fica fora de amistosos – Notícias – UOL Copa do Mundo 2014 |date=31 October 2013 |access-date=24 November 2017}}</ref> However, he was not included in Scolari's squad for the [[2014 FIFA World Cup|2014 World Cup]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.smh.com.au/sport/soccer/no-surprises-as-scolari-names-brazils-world-cup-squad-20140508-37wuj.html |title=No surprises as Scolari names Brazil's World Cup squad |date=8 May 2014 |access-date=9 May 2014 |newspaper=The Sydney Morning Herald}}</ref> After the World Cup, returning coach [[Dunga]] recalled Robinho to the Brazil national squad. On 6 September 2014, he played 13 minutes as a substitute in Brazil's 1–0 win against [[Colombia national football team|Colombia]] in Miami.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/live/2014/sep/05/brazil-vs-colombia-live |title=Brazil 1–0 Colombia |date=6 September 2014 |access-date=4 April 2015 |newspaper=The Guardian}}</ref> In May 2015, Robinho was included in Brazil's 23-man squad for the [[2015 Copa América]] held in Chile.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.espnfc.com/copa-america/story/2445502/2015-copa-america-squad-lists |title=2015 Copa America squad lists |date=28 May 2015 |website=ESPN FC}}</ref> He started their final [[2015 Copa América Group C|group]] game against [[Venezuela national football team|Venezuela]] after [[Neymar]] was suspended for the entire tournament. In the ninth minute, Robinho sent in the corner from which [[Thiago Silva]] volleyed Brazil into the lead in an eventual 2–1 victory which sent them into the quarter-finals as group winners.<ref>{{cite news |title=Brazil 2–1 Venezuela: Thiago Silva and Firmino seal top spot |url=http://www.goal.com/en-ng/match/brazil-vs-venezuela/1947921/report?ICID=MP_MS_5 |access-date=21 June 2015 |website=Goal |date=21 June 2015}}</ref> On 27 June, Robinho scored the opening goal of the quarter-final with [[Paraguay national football team|Paraguay]], which Brazil eventually lost 4–3 in a [[penalty shoot-out (association football)|penalty shootout]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/0/football/33085894 |title=Brazil 1–1 Paraguay |date=27 June 2015 |website=BBC Sport}}</ref> Eighteen months after his 99th game, Robinho won his [[List of men's footballers with 100 or more international caps|100th international cap]] on 25 January 2017 in a 1–0 win against Colombia at the [[Estádio Olímpico Nilton Santos|Olympic Stadium]] in Rio de Janeiro. An entirely home-based squad was chosen in tribute to the [[Associação Chapecoense de Futebol|Chapecoense]] squad killed in [[LaMia Flight 2933]] in Colombia weeks earlier, and Robinho lined up alongside his former Santos partner Diego.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Almeida |first1=Pedro Ivo |last2=Castro |first2=Vinicius |title=Em tributo à Chapecoense, seleção 'caseira' vence Colômbia no Engenhão |url=https://www.uol.com.br/esporte/futebol/ultimas-noticias/2017/01/25/brasil-x-colombia.htm |access-date=23 February 2022 |publisher=UOL |date=25 January 2017 |language=Portuguese}}</ref>
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