The brazilian national team football team won this morning Bolivia (5-1) in their first game of the South American Qualifiers for the World Cup in Mexico, the United States and Canada 2026a duel in which the forward Neymar surpassed Pele to become the top scorer history of the ‘canarinha’, while Uruguay surpassed Chili (3-1).
At the Estadual Jornalista Edgar Augusto Proença Stadium in Belém, the team led by Fernando Diniz He had no problems defeating his rival, despite the fact that the Saudi Al-Hilal star missed a penalty The quarter of an hour passed and shortly after he wasted a hand to hand before the Bolivian goalkeeper.
However, the Madrid player Rodrygo Goes He banished doubts by making it 1-0 in the 24th minute, a result that would lead to half-time. The FC Barcelona attacker Raphinha He increased the score as soon as the fight resumed (min.47), and Rodrygo closed his doublet in the 53rd minute to consolidate the advantage.
It was precisely the Madrid player who, with a attendance A little later, he helped Neymar move to the history; the exculé needed only one goal to overcome the 77 goals from Pelé with the ‘Verdeamarela’, which came in the 61st minute. Already in injury time, he scored his number goal 79 (min.93), after Bolivia disguised the result through the mediation of Victor Abrego.
For its part, Marcelo Bielsa He debuted as Uruguay coach with a solid victory against Chile (3-1), led by ‘Toto’ Berizzothanks to a doublet of Nicolas de la Cruz and a bit of the madridista Fede Valverde at the Centenario Stadium in Montevideo.
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The forward of River Plate He inaugurated the light in the 38th minute after a good play by the culé Ronald Araujo, and found the door again in the 71st minute. Before, the Uruguayan captain had increased the distance in the extension of the first half (min.45). Arturo vidalwho came on from the bench, scored the goal of honor for the Chileans (min.74).
“I’m very happy. I never imagined I would break that record, but I don’t want to say that I’m better than Pelé just for surpassing this record,” he said after the game in statements reported by EFE.