#BRA #FIFAWorldCup /TUGxDupKiD- OptaJoao November 24, 2022 While you're here, sign up for our new newsletter covering the beautiful game in all its glory, including daily updates about the World Cup, here.ĥ - Despite playing just 45 minutes so far, Neymar is the joint-most fouled player in the 2022 World Cup (5, alongside Gavi). Overall, though, a satisfying start for the favorites. The only concern was Neymar going off seemingly hurt late on which could be troublesome moving forward for Tite and his men. The South Americans hit top spot in Group G with Switzerland also picking up maximum points in their opener against Cameroon. Vinicius Junior was involved in both with a spilled shot for the first and a sumptuous assist for the second which was executed in acrobatic style.ĭragan Stojkovic's men had held firm for the first hour until Richarlison gave Brazil lift-off and the second needed just 11 minutes to arrive behind it. The first might have been scrappy, but the second was exquisite as the Tottenham Hotspur man notched two goals for the Selecao. Tite's men left it until the second half, but saw off a spirited Serbian effort with two Richarlison goals after the hour mark. On Monday, Brazil faces Switzerland and Serbia faces Cameroon in the next set of Group G matches.Brazil got their FIFA World Cup campaign launched with a 2-0 win over Serbia in Lusail on Day 5. Serbia is making its third appearance at the World Cup as an independent nation after debuting at the 2010 tournament in South Africa. Their squad is stacked with quality and attacking threats, with star forward Neymar eyeing a legacy-making tournament. Their attacking threat was minimal but their discipline and drive were commendable.īrazil are widely tipped to be strong contenders for this year’s World Cup. For an hour, they held Brazil comfortably at bay. Still, Serbia deserved credit for their performance. In Richarlison, Brazil found their showman. Ten minutes later, Richarlison controlled Vinicius Junior’s low cross, swivelled and mid-flight launched a scissor kick that flew into the bottom corner.

A shot by Vinicius Junior was well blocked by the Serbian keeper, but the rebound fell to Richarlison who instinctively poked it in. It was not an easy win over Serbia but they got there in the end.Īfter a scoreless first half, Brazil took the lead in the 62nd minute. Brazil kicked off their World Cup campaign in style on Thursday.

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