At 3 a.m. Beijing time on November 25, the final match of the first round of the 2022 Qatar World Cup group stage was played at the Lussell Stadium, with Brazil playing Serbia. In the first half, neither team scored; In the second half, Risalison broke the deadlock with a supplementary shot before he scored twice with a brilliant barb, and Neymar was replaced by injury. In the end, Brazil beat Serbia 2-0.
In FIFA's latest national team rankings, Brazil is in first place, while Serbia is in 21st place. Brazil's luxurious attacking line fielded four forwards, with Serbia's Vlahovic sitting on the bench.
In the 10th minute, Brazil went straight into the box, Neymar received the ball in front of multiple players, did not have a chance to get up, and finally the ball was destroyed out of the box. In the 19th minute, Lukic overturned Neymar on the wing, who rolled twice on the ground. In the 21st minute, Casemiro slammed the goal in front of the penalty area, the ball was played relatively square, and it was held by the goalkeeper.
In the 25th minute, Brazil conceded a goal in midfield and Serbia played a quick counter-attack, Tadic crossed high from the right and Alisson picked the ball over Mitrovic's head. In the 27th minute, Brazil's Thiago Silva pierced the opposition defence in front of the goal, and Vinicius cut forward to the left side of the box to face the goalkeeper, but Milinkovic's first saved the ball.
In the 31st minute, Brazil's tactical corner kick cooperated, Rafinha crossed in front of the line, and Thiago Silva's tackle was half a beat slower. In the 35th minute, Rafinha received a low right-footed shot from the left side of the penalty area, the ball was too wide and was held by the goalkeeper.
In the 40th minute, Casemiro put a long pass at the back to find the striker, Milenkovic defended Vinicius, kicked the ball in his face, Vinicius took the ball into the left side of the box, and the final shot was deflected by the defender. At the end of the first half, neither team scored.
In the second half, Rafinha had a chance to kick off and his powerful shot was blocked by the goalkeeper. In the 49th minute, Neymar drove straight in from midfield and was tackled in front of the box by Goodley, who was given a yellow card. Brazil won a free-kick in front of the penalty area and Neymar hit the wall with a penalty that went off the line.
In the 52nd minute, Pakta split the ball to the right side of the box, Rafinha received the ball, and Pavlovic made a tackle in the box. In the 55th minute, Vinicius crossed from the left side of the box and Neymar's left-footed shot was slightly deflected. In the 60th minute, Sandro fired a powerful left-footed shot from long range in front of the penalty area, and the ball bounced off the upright like a rifled shell.
In the 63rd minute, Neymar burst into the left side of the penalty area with the ball, Vinicius volleyed the ball with his right foot, the goalkeeper saved the ball, and Rishalyson added a shot into the net to give Brazil a 1-0 lead over Serbia.
After falling behind, Serbia made a substitution, with Vlahovic coming off the bench to strengthen the attacking line. In the 67th minute, Brazil counterattacked, Neymar dribbled the ball to the box and was broken, then Vinicius got the ball into the left side of the box, but unfortunately slipped on goal and the ball was deflected.
In the 70th minute, Serbia's corner kick from the right flank drove into the box, and both players kept grabbing header relays, the ball was pushed out of the box, and the Serbian player's right-footed long-range shot was deflected. In the 73rd minute, Vinicius picked up a cross with the ball on the left side of the field, and Risalison in front of the penalty spot stopped the ball and turned to barb the goal, and the ball went into the net, giving Brazil a 2-0 lead over Serbia. Risali scored twice, and this barb is very ornamental.
After a two-goal lead, Brazil began to make substitutions, with Fred replacing Paqueta and Rodrigo replacing Vinicius. In the 79th minute, Jesus replaced Risalison, and Neymar was also replaced by Anthony, and Neymar was suspected of having suffered an ankle injury in front of the field. In the 81st minute, Casemiro received a right-footed cross in front of the penalty area, and the ball hit the crossbar and bounced back into the field.
In the 87th minute, Anthony passed over the left to Rodrigo, whose shot in front of the box went high over the crossbar. Rafinha was then replaced by Martinelli. Once on the pitch, Martinelli had a chance when he received a cross from the right and headed it high into the net. In the final moments, Danilo was injured and could not hold on, but Brazil ran out of substitutions and he could only grit his teeth and hold on.
In the end, the match was over, and Brazil beat Serbia 2-0.
Brazil starters: 1 Alisson/2 Danilo, 3 Thiago Silva, 4 Marquinhos, 6 Sandro/5 Casemiro, 7 Paqueta, /10 Neymar, 11 Rafinha, 9 Risalisson, 20 Vinicius
Serbia starters: 23 Vanja Milinković/2 Pavlovic, 4 Milenkovic, 5 Velikovic/25 Mladenovic, 8 Gudley, 14 Živkovic, 16 Lukic/20 Sergei Milinković, 9 Mitrovic, 10 Tadic