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Preview: Five-time champions Brazil begin their journey in the 2022 FIFA World Cup on Thursday when they take on Serbia at the Lusail Stadium. FIFA World Cup: Fixtures | Results | Points Table | Squads | Records The Tite-coached side are the most successful team in the history of the tournament, having won the World Cup a total of five times (1958, 1962, 1970, 1994 and 2002) besides finishing runners-up twice (1950 and 1998). Brazil, however, have hit a roadblock of sorts since their fifth world triumph in Japan/South Korea in 2002, getting knocked out in the quarter-finals on three occasions (2006, 2010 and 2018). They reached the semi-finals of the 2014 edition that they hosted before suffering a humiliating 7-1 loss at the hands of eventual champions Germany. The Brazilian team however, enters the 2022 edition as the tearaway favourites given the sheer range of talent in their ranks as well as the red-hot form of some of their key players such as star forward Neymar. “His preparation this time has been different. In 2014 he got injured just as he was playing so well, and in 2018 he came into the tournament in a different way because he had a serious injury so hadn’t played much. “This time is different and he has not been injured. Neymar is a lot better prepared,” said veteran midfielder and Brazil captain Thiago Silva on the eve of their opening game. The relatively unfancied Serbia, which played as Yugoslavia until the 1998 edition and as Serbia and Montenegro in 2006, failed to progress beyond the group stage in each of its last three appearances in the global tournament. The team however, enter the tournament as the dark horses, having finished on top of their qualifying group ahead of former European champions Portugal and coach Dragan Stojkovic insisted his side weren’t fazed by the stature of Brazil, the side that had beaten then 2-0 in Russia four years ago. “We are afraid of nobody in the world, not even Brazil. We don’t need to be afraid,” Stojkovic said ahead of the match. Read all the Latest News , Trending News , Cricket News , Bollywood News , India News and Entertainment News here. Follow us on Facebook , Twitter and Instagram .
Brazil vs Serbia, FIFA World Cup 2022 Highlights: FT BRA 2-0 SER; Richarlison's brace helps Brazil win
FIFA World Cup 2022: Highlights of Brazil vs Serbia from Lusail Stadium in Qatar
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That brings us to the end of our coverage of the Brazil vs Serbia Group G encounter with the Selecao producing a dominant performance to achieve a result similar to the one they managed against the same opposition in Russia four years ago.
With the final game of Thursday’s round of fixtures coming to an end, each team across the eight groups has now played at least one game in the tournament, and sides such as England, Spain, France and Brazil certainly have looked menacing so far.
For now, this is Amit signing off, bidding you all good night!
Safe to say the Brazilians bossed this game!
WHAT.A.MOMENT. Take a bow Richarlison!
FT Brazil 2-0 Serbia
BRAZIL WIN! The five-time champions are off to a victorious start in their 2022 campaign thanks to Richarlison’s fireworks in the second half that turned the game on its head after the Selecao were frustrated for the first sixty minutes.
90’ Brazil 2-0 Serbia
Seven minutes have been added to the clock in stoppage time. Unless Serbia are able to conjure up a miracle in the dying minutes of the game, it should be Brazil heading back with all three points against their name tonight!
83’ Brazil 2-0 Serbia
Richarlison’s twin strikes certainly has put the game firmly in Brazil’s grasp and the five-time champions are even more pumped up, with new waves of attacks testing the Serbian defence. Casemiro nearly adds a third goal in the 82nd minute with his shot hitting the bar. Keeper Milinkovic-Savic also has to work hard to keep shots from Rodrygo and Fred out in the next one minute.
80’ Brazil 2-0 Serbia
Brazil make two double changes after Richarlison’s second goal; Fred and Rodrygo replace Paqueta and Vinicius Jr in the 76th minute, followed by Gabriel Jesus and Antony replacing Richarlison and Neymar four minutes later.
What an evening for the Spurs forward!
Watch Richarlison’s outstanding second goal here!
73’ Brazil 2-0 Serbia
GOAL! It’s a brace from Richarlison and his second strike is even more sensational! The Tottenham Hotspur centre-forward has now struck twice in a space of 10 minutes to put the Selecao firmly in the driver’s seat!
Was a superb low cross from Vinicius from the left flank that set things up nicely for Richarlison, who tapped the ball up in the air and fired it past the goalkeeper with a bicycle kick!
66’ Brazil 1-0 Serbia
Double substitution for Serbia with Lukic, who had just been booked for dissent, getting replaced along with Mladenovic. Dusan Vlahovic and Darko Lazovic make their way to the centre.
Was only a matter of time
63’ Brazil 1-0 Serbia
GOAL! Richarlison puts the Brazilians ahead shortly after the hour mark with the 18th international goal of his career as the Selecao finally grab the lead after being frustrated for so long!
60’ Brazil 0-0 Serbia
Alex Sandro almost finds the net close to the hour mark, shooting from outside the box, with Milinkovic-Savic getting beaten for the first time today. The ball however, gets an inside deflection off the post.
57’ Brazil 0-0 Serbia
Serbia are the first to bring in some fresh legs.
OUT: Gudelj, Zivkovic
IN: Ilic, Radonjic
51’ Brazil 0-0 Serbia
Neymar takes his time before going for the free kick, though the ball goes well above the bar and into the stands after taking a deflection off the wall. The PSG star then takes the corner kick as well, but the Serbian defence does well to keep it out of the box.
49’ Brazil 0-0 Serbia
Another booking, and once again it is a Serbian that earns a yellow card for a rash challenge on Neymar, Nemanja Gudelj in this case. Neymar gets a free kick just outside the box in the process.
46’ Brazil 0-0 Serbia
The second half is underway in the Group G clash between Brazil and Serbia at the Lusail Stadium, with the two sides yet to make a change to their starting lineups.
Quite the effort from the Manchester United midfielder so far!
HT 45+1’ Brazil 0-0 Serbia
And it’s HALFTIME at the Lusail Stadium, where five-time champions and strong title favourites Brazil are yet to score thanks to the spirited Serbian side that have thwarted one wave of attack after another.
45’ Brazil 0-0 Serbia
Just one minute added in injury time, far lesser than what we’ve seen for the most part in the ongoing tournament where stoppage time has gone beyond the 10-minute mark. Can Brazil slip one past the Serbian goalkeeper before the break? Or will the teams head back even?
38’ Brazil 0-0 Serbia
Brazil have had four attempts on goal against Serbia’s one. As for shots on target, Brazil are 3-0 ahead of their opponents.
35’ Brazil 0-0 Serbia
Raphina gets the ball inside the box and has but the keeper to bat, but ends up chipping it tamely towards Milinkovic-Savic, who has all the time in the world to collect this. Brazil yet to convert one of the several chances that have come their way so far in the first half.
27’ Brazil 0-0 Serbia
Brazil captain Thiago Silva puts in a neat little pass towards Vinicius Jr, who has just one defender and the goalkeeper to beat, but Serbian custodian Milinkovic-Savic puts in a slide to prevent Vini from getting the ball, ultimately kicking it away to safety.
25’ Brazil 0-0 Serbia
Tadic tried setting Mitrovic up with a cross from the right flank just outside the Brazilian box, but Allison times his jump perfectly to collect the ball before Mitrovic can head it in. Inspired counterattack from the Serbians, who are among the dark horses in the ongoing tournament.
21’ Brazil 0-0 Serbia
Both Neymar and Casemiro make ambitious attempts at the Serbian goalpost from just outside the box; while the former gets a deflection off the arm of defender Veljkovic, Casemiro shoots straight into the keeper’s hands.
13’ Brazil 0-0 Serbia
We get the first set pieces of the match with Brazil getting a corner after dashing into the Serbian box. Serbian keeper Vanja Milinkovic-Savic does well to deny the Selecao the lead, parrying the ball over the post in the first corner before safely collecting the ball between his gloves in the second for a goal kick.
8’ Brazil 0-0 Serbia
Some interesting moves made by both teams; Brazil coach Tite has opted to make use of Real Madrid teenaged sensation Vinicius Jr ahead of Fred while Serbia boss Dragan Stojkovic has decided to bench the likes of Dusan Vlahovic, bringing in Aleksandr Mitrovic.
Meanwhile, Strahinja Pavlovic earns the first booking of the game for a rash challenge on Neymar. Sergey Milinkovic-Savic makes a spirited dash towards the Brazilian third a couple of minutes later, but loses possession at the edge of the box.
The national anthems have been sung, and it’s time for kickoff at the Lusail Stadium!
The Serbians get their pre-match drill underway
All decked up in the Brazilian locker room!
Here are the playing XIs for today’s game:
Brazil: Alisson; Danilo, Marquinhos, Thiago Silva, Alex Sandro; Casemiro, Lucas Paqueta; Raphinha, Neymar, Vinicius Jr; Richarlison.
Serbia: V Milinkovic-Savic; Veljkovic, Milenkovic, Pavlovic; Zivkovic, Lukic, Gudelj, Mladenovic; Tadic, S Milinkovic-Savic; A Mitrovic