Five-time world champions – Brazil kicked off their 2022 FIFA World Cup campaign with a 2-0 win over Serbia at the Lusail Stadium on Thursday evening.

Brazil undoubtedly had more possession of the ball and more scoring opportunities in the first half, as was to be predicted, but Serbia did well to stave off the tournament favorites.

After a brilliant exchange of passes with Paqueta late in the first half, Raphinha was unable to capitalize on his opportunity and only managed to take a meek shot.

Coming into the second half, it took Brazil just 17 minutes to find back of the net and the And the opener came from Tottenham forward – Richarlison.

Vinicius received the ball after Neymar successfully avoided three Serbian players in the box and fired a potent left-footed shot. The Spurs striker puts the rebound directly into the goal after it was saved.

73 minutes on the clock, Richarlison found back of the next yet again to double his tally and the lead for Brazil.

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The striker received the ball in the area, took one touch to bring it up, and then scored a spectacular bicycle kick volley to secure the victory and all three points.

With the victory, Brazil moves to top spot followed by Switzerland who managed a 1-0 victory against Cameroon while Serbia occupy bottom of Group G.

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Since Brazil hasn’t won the World Cup in 20 years, there is a lot of pressure on Tite’s team to meet the high standards set by the supporters.

Serbia hasn’t advanced past the group stage in any of its previous three World Cups, and with this defeat, it’s evident that they’re unlikely to do so in Qatar this time around.

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