At 8:45 a.m. Beijing time on September 9, the final match of the first round of the South American zone of the 2026 World Cup qualifiers began, with Brazil playing Bolivia at home. In the first half, Rodrigo's penalty was missed by Neymar, and Rodrigo scored to break the deadlock; In the second half, Rafinha quickly scored, Rodrigo scored another goal, Neymar also scored, surpassing Pele as Brazil's all-time top scorer, Bolivia pulled a goal back with a counterattack, and Neymar also scored twice before the end. In the end, Brazil beat Bolivia 5-1 at home to open the World Qualifiers.
In the second minute, Neymar was dragged and Brazil won a free kick on the right side of the field, and Neymar took a low flat shot into the side net. In the 6th minute, Gabriel was knocked to the ground by his opponent while fighting for the top, and Neymar picked up the ball and was pushed down by his opponent.
In the 11th minute, Neymar took a corner kick from the left and Richarlison nodded the ball from too wide to the angle of goal and was confiscated by the goalkeeper. In the 14th minute, Rodrigo broke through a cross from the left side of the box to create an opponent's handball, the referee awarded a penalty, and Neymar's low flat ball on the left was confiscated by Bolivian goalkeeper Biscarra.
In the 21st minute, Neymar was shown a yellow card by the referee for consecutive hand strikes against Medina, who was defending him behind him. In the 25th minute, Brazil counterattacked and advanced to the first half, Danilo went straight on the right, Rafinha hit the right side of the penalty area by the goalkeeper, the ball touched the defender, Rodrigo scored from close range in front of the goal, Brazil led 1-0!
In the 34th minute, Rafinha's long-range shot was denied by the goalkeeper. In the 36th minute, Casemiro made a steal in front and Rodrigo crossed slightly from the left. In the 37th minute, Rafinha crossed 45 degrees from the right and Richarlison's header from the middle of the box was taken by the goalkeeper.
In the 41st minute, Neymar broke through into the box with the ball on the left side of the field, and his push shot was picked up by the goalkeeper. Soon after, the first half ended with Brazil heading into the intermission with a 1-0 lead.
In the second half, it was easy to fight again, in the 47th minute, Neymar scored at the top of the arc of the penalty area, Rafinha had the ball on the right side of the penalty area to adjust the ball and then get up and hit the goal, Brazil 2-0 lead!
In the 53rd minute, Bolivia made a mistake, Guimarães made a steal in the middle of the front and went straight through, Rodrigo received the ball into the middle of the box and volleyed into the goal, the referee watched VAR for a long time to confirm that the goal was valid, Brazil 3-0 lead!
In the 62nd minute, Lodi's cross from the left was cleared, Rafinha knocked the ball back on the right, Rodrigo stopped the ball and the chance was destroyed by the defender, Neymar followed up to score, Brazil changed the score to 4-0! Neymar scored the 78th goal of his national team career, surpassing Pele and taking the position of Brazil's all-time top scorer.
In the 70th minute, Brazil made three changes in a row, with Enrique, Jollington and Cunha coming on, replacing Lodi, Guimarães and Richarlison. In the 78th minute, Bolivia quickly countered with a long pass, Ebrago burst into the box and volleyed into the goal, 1-4, Bolivia recovered a goal!
In the 80th minute, the Brazilian midfielder made a long pass, Rodrigo did it back, and Neymar's shot from the middle of the box hit the goal post. In the 83rd minute, Rodrigo picked out a cross from outside the left side of the penalty area and Jolrington's header was deflected. In the 84th minute, Brazil replaced Gabriel with Ibáñez.
In the 89th minute, Brazil sent Jesus to replace Rodrigo. In the 90th minute, Neymar took a free-kick from the arc in the penalty area and went over the crossbar. In the 93rd minute, Jolrington scored the ball in midfield, Rafinha crossed from the right, Neymar shot directly into the goal, and Brazil changed the score to 5-1! Neymar scored his 79th goal for the national team, and then fans rushed into the stadium to hug Neymar and take out their mobile phones for a group photo.
The match ended shortly after, and Brazil beat Bolivia 5-1 at home to open the World Qualifiers.
Line-ups for both sides: