Brazil VS Bolivia || World Cup Qualifier ⚽
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After a long break, the Brazilian national football team is back on the field. Two days earlier, the team faced South American team Bolivia in the World Cup qualifiers. Brazil, the most successful team in the history of football, is ready to boost up after they fail in the World Cup in Qatar. The Brazilian Football Federation is hopeful of building a good team under the team's new coach Diniz. All pre-preparations are going on ahead of the 2026 World Cup.
Brazil faced Bolivia in the first qualifier for the 2026 World Cup. The match was played at the Estadio Estatal Jornalista Edgar Augusto Proença football stadium in Brazil. Predictably, Brazil was already the favorite in this match. Brazil is always unbeatable at home. Moreover, Brazil is much higher than Bolivia in terms of team strength. Brazil is currently third in the world football rankings. On the other hand, according to the world football ranking, Bolivia is ranked 83rd. So it was conceivable that Brazil would dominate in this match.
The same thing happened in the field. Coach Diniz fielded his strong XI. After a long injury, Neymar Junior returned to the eleven in this match. However, Vinicius Jr. was not on the team due to an injury in this match. Brazil's midfield also changes in this match. The coach replaced Lucas Paqueta with Bruno Gumires in the starting XI. Manchester City goalkeeper Ederson Moraes, who recently won the treble, played the role of goalkeeper for Brazil in this match.
As expected, the Brazilians started dominating from the match's beginning. Neymar and Richarlison continued to advance towards the goalpost of the opposing team with one attack after another. However, the team was missing goals due to a lack of good finishing. In the 24th minute of the match, Rodrigo gives Brazil the lead for the first time in the match. Brazil could not score any more goals until the break.
After returning from the break, Rafinha scored a wonderful goal to lead the team 2-0. Five minutes later, Rodrigo scored again. Rodrigo's goal in the 53rd minute gave Brazil a 3-0 lead in the match. Then the Neymar magic began. Neymar Jr. scored a goal in the 61st minute and entered the record books. Brazil's all-time best goal scorer is now Neymar Jr.!
V. Abrego scored Bolivia's first and only goal in the 78th minute with a superb shot from outside the D box. Neymar scored his second goal for Brazil in extra time to secure a 5-1 win for the Selecao. After a long time, Neymar's team won a big victory after returning to the field. Brazil will face Peru in their next World Cup qualifier. Such a win will boost Brazil's confidence ahead of the match against Peru. Brazil and Peru will meet in Peru at 8 a.m. Bangladesh time!