De Seleçao started the game sloppily in Sao Paulo. Brazil missed many opportunities in the opening quarter, but on a corner Marquinhos still managed to open the score.
Roberto Firmino decided the game with two goals before half time. First he tapped a ball in from close range, not much later he benefited from good preparatory work by Neymar.
After the tea, Brazil rambled on with the visitors. The accelerator was not even pushed to the end and after an own goal and header goal by Coutinho the 5-0 final figures were on the board.
Thanks to the big win, Brazil immediately takes the lead in the standings of the World Cup preliminary round in South America.
The first four places are directly for the final round in Qatar, the fifth plays a barrage match. At the previous World Cup, Brazil was killed in the quarter-finals against Belgium. In 2022 it will be exactly 20 years ago that Brazil last became world champion.
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