Neymar scored his report 78th and 79th objectives for Brazil in a 5-1 World Cup qualifying win over Bolivia on Friday.
Neymar’s objectives within the Amazon metropolis of Belem put him two above the full of three-time World Cup winner Pelé because the Selecao’s high aim scorer.
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Earlier, Uruguay beat Chile 3-1 in Montevideo within the first official match for coach Marcelo Bielsa for the hosts. Uruguay didn’t play both of its two veteran aim scorers — Edinson Cavani and Luis Suárez — because the crew goes by a rebuilding course of beneath the Argentinian coach.
All 10 groups within the area will play their second spherical on Tuesday.
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The 2026 version of the World Cup in the US, Mexico and Canada is increasing to a 48-team format. The main six positions in South America will safe a direct spot. The seventh-place crew will contest an intercontinental playoff for a berth.
BRAZIL 5, BOLIVIA 1
Brazil followers didn’t understand how the crew would react beneath new coach Fernando Diniz, who’s in a caretaker place till the following Copa America, probably to get replaced by Carlo Ancelotti. Supporters had been additionally questioning how aggressive Neymar could be after his switch out of European soccer and return from harm.
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The doubts didn’t final lengthy.
Neymar missed a penalty within the seventeenth minute, which was saved by goalkeeper Billy Viscarra, however he dribbled by the Bolivian protection throughout your entire match. He opened house for Raphinha to shoot within the twenty fourth minute. Viscarra saved once more, however Rodrygo had the rebound to complete from shut vary.
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Brazil had a number of different alternatives to double its lead within the first half, however failed. Two minutes after the break the second aim got here in a crossed shot by Raphinha, who performed as a result of Vinicius Júnior is injured.
Within the 53rd minute, Rodrygo scored his second aim after an help by Bruno Guimarães.
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Neymar scored his record-breaking aim within the 61st minute from shut vary after a low cross that discovered him close to the penalty spot. His second got here in added time in comparable vogue, additionally with a low cross from Raphinha that created the clear alternative for the 31-year-old striker.
Bolivia scored its comfort aim in a counter-attack within the 78th minute with Victor Abrego.
Brazil will play at Peru on Tuesday, the identical day Bolivia will host World Cup champion Argentina.
URUGUAY 3, CHILE 1
Bielsa’s reshaping of Uruguay began with two objectives by veteran Nicolás de la Cruz and one other by captain Federico Valverde.
Uruguay opened the scoring within the thirty eighth minute with de La Cruz following fast passing into the field that began with Manuel Ugarte, one of many new pivotal gamers of the crew. Later, Darwin Núñez wasted three extra alternatives for Uruguay, giving followers hope there was extra to return.
And it did in added time, when Valverde hit the ball laborious from the sting of the field and previous goalkeeper Brayan Cortés.
Chile tried to alter the dynamics of the match after the halftime break, however Uruguay stored the strain on. Valverde discovered De La Cruz as soon as extra and the midfielder scored the third for the host within the 71st minute, simply pushing to the empty web.
Uruguay will face Ecuador within the subsequent spherical, and Chile will host Colombia.
Three different matches in South American World Cup qualifying had been performed Thursday. Lionel Messi gave Argentina a 1-0 victory in opposition to Ecuador; Colombia beat Venezuela by the identical rating; and Paraguay drew 0-0 with Peru.