World Cup 2022: Neymar equals Pele's 'official' Brazil scoring record

Neymar has equalled Brazil fable Pele's 'official' goalscoring grounds of 77 for the men's nationalist squad with his extremity against Croatia astatine the World Cup.

Fifa lone counts games betwixt 2 nations and immoderate of Pele's goals came successful friendlies against nine sides.

Neymar has made 124 Brazil appearances, equalling Pele's tally from 92 games.

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Pele - who won 3 World Cups with Brazil successful 1958, 1962 and 1970 - is presently receiving attraction successful hospital successful Sao Paulo.

Neymar's tally is not an wide Brazilian record, with Marta having scored 115 for the women's squad since 2002.

He equalled the grounds astatine the extremity of the archetypal play of other clip successful Brazil's quarter-final against Croatia erstwhile helium combined with West Ham's Lucas Paqueta, shrugged disconnected Borna Sosa and fired into the extortion of the nett from 4 yards out.

The 30-year-old made his debut connected 10 August 2010, scoring his archetypal planetary extremity successful the 28th infinitesimal of a 2-0 triumph implicit the USA.

Eight of his goals person travel successful World Cups - 4 successful 2014, 2 successful 2018 and 2 truthful acold successful this tourney successful Qatar - with different 5 coming successful the Copa America.

He won the Confederations Cup successful 2013, but his champion World Cup tally came erstwhile Brazil reached the semi-finals successful 2014, portion his champion Copa America run ended with a runner-up spot successful 2021.

Speaking connected BBC One, erstwhile England midfielder Jermaine Jenas said: "Finally, 1 of the champion players successful the satellite turns up.

"What a extremity that is. He has 1 happening successful his caput to thrust done the bosom of Croatia.

"The balance, the composure, the brilliance - it has not been determination each night, but erstwhile it mattered helium delivered."

Former Germany manager Jurgen Klingsmann called him a "difference-maker", portion Alex Scott said Neymar "produced a infinitesimal of magic".

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