 Ramba uchiverenga ndima iyi - Pamukombe Wenyika wa1998, akatamba mitambo minomwe, kusanganisira yokupedzisira yakaraswa neFrance. Mushure memutambo wekukwikwidza kwe2002 World Cup iyo yakaitirwa kuSouth Korea Japan, muchengeti weParaguay José Luis Chilavert akapfira Roberto Carlos, chiito chakakonzera kuti FIFA ipe Chilavert kumiswa kwemitambo mitatu uye kumumanikidza kuti atarise mutambo wekutanga weWorld Cup kubva kumatanda. Roberto Carlos akatamba mitambo mitanhatu mumakwikwi ekupedzisira, achihwina zvibodzwa kubva pakurova kwakaringana neChina, uye aive mutambi wekutanga mumakwikwi ekupedzisiravachirwa neGermany, Brazil ichikunda 2-0. Mushure memutambo, akabatanidzwawo muWorld Cup All-Star Team. 