In 2012 FIFA Futsal World Cup at Thailand, Japan was in Group C along with Brazil, Portugal and Libya in the group stage. Rodrigo guided Japan to the next round by finishing third-place in the group with 4 points. Japan later lost 3–6 to Ukraine in Round of 16. His most notable moment in the tournament was in the group stage when Rodrigo led Japan to draw 5 – 5 against Portugal after being downed 2 – 5 in the first half. In February 2013, he got contract extension to 2016.