World Cup 2022: Brazil put down the biggest marker at Qatar tournament

Brazil manager Tite did not nutrient the night's smoothest creation moves but the show of the sober-suited elder statesman gyrating with his players connected the touchline epitomised this shot carnival.

And what a infinitesimal it was that inspired Tite, 61, to fto it each bent out, arsenic Brazil produced the tournament's champion shot successful a 4-1 triumph that had their presumption arsenic World Cup favourites stamped close done it.

Richarlison had conscionable made his 2nd introduction into the showreel for the top goals scored successful Qatar, delivering Brazil's 3rd aft lone 29 minutes of a archetypal fractional that volition unrecorded agelong successful the memory.

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It was a marvel of pin-point passing astir the borderline of the area.

The Tottenham striker juggled the shot connected his caput 3 times and erstwhile with his foot, past laid it disconnected to Marquinhos.

He delivered to Thiago Silva and his first-time walk slotted successful Richarlison connected the tally to springiness the determination the decorativeness it deserved past South Korea keeper Kim Seung-gyu.

If Richarlison's acrobatic bicycle footwear against Serbia was magical, this whitethorn conscionable person surpassed it with a glorious substance of idiosyncratic brilliance and passing perfection.

It was, similar beauteous overmuch each of Brazil's first-half football, poesy successful motion. It said: "We are here. Can you halt us?"

All this and the instrumentality of Neymar, too.

Brazil could not beryllium successful amended signifier going into the past 8 contempt the nonaccomplishment of Gabriel Jesus and Alex Telles to injury.

Neymar was the header enactment arsenic helium made his comeback aft an ankle occupation but helium had to stock apical billing present with his attacking team-mates Richarlison and Vinicius Junior.

Vinicius showed his people erstwhile putting Brazil up aft lone 7 minutes, and past Neymar got successful the enactment from the spot, though his 'Riverdance' footwork connected his stuttering attack embellished the punishment unnecessarily. It leaves him 1 down Pele's all-time grounds of 77 goals for his country.

West Ham United's Lucas Paqueta volleyed a sumptuous 4th from Vinicius' transverse earlier half-time, allowing Brazil from past connected to sphere vigor for Croatia.

Brazil person been easing their mode into this World Cup, adjacent losing to Cameroon successful the radical stage, but the archetypal 45 minutes was an outstanding broadside connected afloat power, sending a connection to their rivals astir what they would person to adjacent - astatine slightest - to triumph the trophy.

This was not simply a show - it was an outpouring of Brazil joy. Football specified arsenic this is their nationalist emblem.

It adjacent allowed Brazil to springiness their outstanding goalkeeper Alisson 10 minutes disconnected arsenic Tite sent connected third-choice Weverton to get successful connected the action. It meant Brazil became the archetypal squad to usage each 26 players astatine this World Cup.

And it adjacent allowed for dada dancing from their seasoned coach, though the pre-rehearsed creation moves pursuing goals went connected truthful agelong that galore observers questioned whether they amounted to a amusement of disrespect for their opponents.

The other presumption is that Brazil played with specified state of expression, successful the precise finest traditions of their country, that their elation was purely natural.

Whether it was the country emblem oregon Tite, Brazil's players were truthful locked into their ain elation they were blessed to instrumentality thing arsenic a creation partner.

Neymar's beingness galvanised their aboriginal work, team-mates looking for the returning superstar. He got 81 minutes successful the vessel earlier helium was replaced by Rodrygo.

Pele scored 77 goals successful 92 appearances for Brazil

In scoring from the spot, Neymar became lone the 3rd Brazilian to people successful astatine slightest 3 World Cups - 2014, 2018 and 2022.

Pele scored successful four, successful 1958, 1962, 1966 and 1970, and Ronaldo successful 3 - 1998, 2002 and 2006.

Just to adhd to the content that Brazil person the strongest all-round squad successful Qatar, Allison demonstrated wherefore helium is 1 of the world's elite goalkeepers with a succession of good saves arsenic they eased disconnected successful the 2nd half.

It is simply a daunting imaginable for Croatia and anyone other they whitethorn conscionable retired here. Brazil person the attacking firepower to bushed anyone and if you bash negociate to get done astatine the different end, Liverpool's outstanding goalkeeper presents a formidable barrier.

Tite's squad look the implicit package.

Brazil are into their eighth successive World Cup quarter-final and dedicated this show to Pele, who is successful hospital, arsenic they paraded a elephantine banner astatine the last whistle bearing the 82-year-old's name.

Pele volition person appreciated the motion and helium would person undoubtedly nodded successful support astatine Brazil's performance, the biggest connection by immoderate state truthful acold astatine this World Cup.

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