This tournament was unsuccessful for Fiji as they managed to win only one time, a 9–0 victory against American Samoa.
Rao played all games at the U20 World Cup, including in Fiji's historical 3–0 victory against Honduras.
[3] In August 2017 he was called up for the Fijian national football team for two friendly matches in Indonesia.
He made his debut on September 2, 2017 in a 0-0 draw against the Indonesia national football team.
[4] In July 2019 he was one of three players suspended for failing to turn up to the training camp to prepare for the 2019 Pacific Games.