Brazil vs Bolivia Highlights, FIFA World Cup qualifiers: Neymar, Rodrygo goals power Brazil to a 5-1 win

The referee blew the full-time whistle to end the misery for Bolivia which looked like no match for the mighty Brazilians as the Selecao took 3 full points with a dominating 5-1 at Estadio Olimpico do Para!

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GOALLLLLLLL! Neymar scores second to make it 5-1 for Brazil. Total annihilation by the Selecao. Raphina crosses from the right flank to Neymar who positioned himself well to divert the ball inside the nets.

BRA 5-1 BOL

A long-range effort from a Bolivian striker but Ederson was clean in his effort to collect the ball with full control.

5 minutes of extra time have been added.

A free kick for Neymar very close to the penalty box. Neymar takes the set-piece but his shot went over the post.

Gabriel Jesus comes in for Rodrygo.

Gabriel is down and injured. He seemed to be in pain and there we go. A forced sub by Diniz who subs debutant Gabriel out for Ibanez.

CLOSE! Neymar goes for a long-ranger, he almost nailed it with his curling lofted ball which came in for Viscarra but hit the goalpost.

GOALLLLLL! Super sub for Bolivia Victor Abrego. A solo run and he converts this one with a clean finish after taking the ball from the midline and beating the two defenders who were playing high. A consolation goal for the guests or can they make a game out of it? Tough.

BRA 4-1 BOL

IN: Jaume Cuellar | OUT: Jaime Arrascaita

Viscarra restarts the game with a free-kick. Brazil quickly wins the ball in turnover and controls the pace of the game with possession.

We are up for another hydration break as players go to the sidelines to hydrate themselves in the hot humid conditions here at Estadio Olimpico do Para.

IN: Matheus Cunha for Richarlison

Oliveira Silva for Renan Lodi

Joelinton for Bruno Guimaraes

Luciano Ursino pushes Neymar as the latter sees himself on the ground. The referee books Ursino for this tackle.

Brazil is dominating the game by setting the tempo and not giving any space and chance for Bolivia to make any run. Bolivian players are looking tired and out of options.

GOALLLLLLLLL! Neymar scores his 78th! He goes past Pele’s tally of 77 goals. He becomes the highest goal-scorer for Brazil in international matches! Brazil meanwhile is now 4-0 up as Bolivia has no answers for this menacing attack of Brazil.

BRA 4-0 BOL

The referee is satisfied and he confirms Rodrygo’s goal!

There is a long halt because of the VAR check which is underway as have to wait for the confirmation of the third goal.

GOALLLLLL! Rodrygo is unstoppable! He opened the floodgates to score Brazil’s third and his second goal of the match. He waited for Neymar to chip him and passed it further to Guimaraes and took the ball back to finally put it past Viscarra for another goal!

BRA 3-0 BOL

CLOSE! Richarlison had a golden chance to triple Brazil’s lead but he falters yet again and misses to keep his shot on target.

GOALLLLLLLL! Raphinha doubles Brazil’s lead! He does not miss unlike last time and waits enough to beat two defenders and a keeper after Neymar passes a through-ball to him from the central channel. A goal to Raphina, assisted by Neymar!

BRA 2-0 BOL

Brazil has possession at the start of the second half.

We come to the end of the first half with only one team dominating all charts. Rodrygo scores after Neymar missed to convert the penalty to put Brazil in the lead. After that, Brazil had at least half a dozen chances to score but not to be in this half as the scoreline remained at 1-0.

2 minutes of added time after first 45.

CORNER KICK: Back-to-back corner for Brazil after the first one went wide of the post. Neymar takes this corner and finds Rodrygo but the duo fails to score this time. Bolivia finally gets the possession and is on the attacking run which was cut short by the Brazilian defence.

Shots after shots and Brazil is in no mood to stop this barrage of attacking runs. The menacing run fetches them a corner this time after Rodrygo’s strong shot is blocked by the keeper.

ALMOST: What a run from Brazil, who dribbles past at least three Bolivian players to chip in but another save by Viscarra. It is Brazil vs Viscarra as of now. Brazil seems too solid for Bolivia here and the second goal is not that far.

CLOSE: Richarlison dives inside the box to guide the ball inside the post but a timely dive from the keeper Viscarra just does enough to somehow delay the damage and deny a second goal to the men in yellow and blue!

CHANCE: Rodrygo shows some skilful touches with his nimble foot and beats two defenders before passing it to the central channel over the defence line of Bolivia, Richarlison receives the ball but fails to put it behind the nets.

Raphinia gets the ball in the final third and attempts a shot from the right flank but Viscarra with another solid save.

Brazil manager Fernando Diniz speaks to his players and is motivating them during the water break.

Another run for Brazil but Viscarra saves this time to deny Brazil its second goal.

GOALLLLLLLL! Rodrygo puts Brazil in the lead! Constant runs from the young man finally induced the damage to Bolivia as he was the last one on the rebounded ball and put easily behind the goalkeeper for the first goal of the match!

BRA 1-0 BOL

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BOOKING: Neymar with the ball, he engages with Medina in the mid-field and flings his arms out of frustration after losing the ball to catch the No. 3 of Bolivia and resulting in getting himself booked with a YELLOW CARD!

YELLOW CARD: Marcelo Moreno gets himself booked for tackling Gabriel from the back. First yellow card of the match.

PENALTY: It is Neymar who will take responsibility for this set-piece. Can he convert the penalty? No, he cannot! Neymar goes for a low shot on his left and the keeper Viscarra dives to his right for an easy save.

Rodrygo with another run, this time from the left channel and he backpasses to Neymar. The Bolivian player attempts a hard challenge on Lodi. After a lot of argument, the referees awarded Brazil with a PENALTY!

Rodrygo with a run for Brazil this time, he along with Richarlison tried to exploit the left channel and almost produced a well-orchestrated team goal but Guimares missed the finish. Good start for Brazil, who is putting Bolivia under pressure from the start.

Moreno with the ball, he is on the solo run but cannot do much as the Brazilian defenders quickly come to cover any danger this time.

FREE-KICK: Brazil number eight, Bejarano puts the Brazilian mid-fielder down and the referee awards a free-kick to the Selecao. Neymar asks for the ball but Bejarano slightly pushes Brazil no. 10 and things heat up between the two sides but the match official comes on time to start the live action once again.

Richarlison is down as Suarez of Bolivia attempts a tough challenge on him. A small halt and Marquinhos gets the ball to restart the live action.

FREE-KICK: It has been just over 100 seconds and Brazil already has a set piece to its name. Neymar takes the free-kick and a curling ball just goes near keeper Viscarra as the scoreline remains at 0-0 with possession back to Bolivia.

3....2....and 1 and we are underway at Belem

We are moments away from the kick-off as players are in the hurdle just before the starting whistle.

It is national anthem time as the players from both countries are lined up.

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15 minutes away from kick-off

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Viscarra (GK); Suarez Justiniano, Jusino, Quinteros; Fernandez, Cespedes, Villamil, Bejarano, Medina, Arrascaita; Moreno

Brazil (4-2-3-1): Ederson (GK); Marquinhos, Gabriel Magalhaes, Lodi, Danilo; Casemiro, Bruno Guimaraes,; Raphinha, Rodrygo, Neymar; Richarlison

Brazil striker Neymar said he is not fully fit to play in the two opening rounds of World Cup qualifying due to the right ankle injury that has sidelined him since February.

Neymar left Paris Saint-Germain for Saudi Arabia’s Al Hilal but hasn’t yet played for his new club. He said in a press conference on Thursday that the Saudi Pro League could be as good as France’s Ligue 1 — if not better.

Brazil will play its first match in World Cup qualifying on Friday in the Amazon city of Belem against Bolivia. Then the Selecao will travel to face Peru on Tuesday. Neymar said he has come for international duty in similar form in the past and still played.

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Brazil striker Neymar said he is not fully fit to play in the two opening rounds of World Cup qualifying due to the right ankle injury that has sidelined him since February.

Brazil predicted starting lineup: Alisson; Vanderson, Marquinhos, Gabriel, Caio Henrique; Casemiro, Bruno Guimaraes, Joelinton; Raphinha, Gabriel Jesus, Neymar

Bolivia predicted starting lineup: Lampe; Jose Sagredo, Quinteros, Roca; Diego Bejarano, Cespedes, Quiroga, Fernandez, Miguelito; Algaranaz, Moreno

When will the FIFA World Cup qualifiers match between Brazil and Bolivia start?

The FIFA World Cup qualifiers match between Brazil and Bolivia will begin at 6:15 am IST at the Mangueirao in Belem on Saturday.

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