At 8:45 a.m. Beijing time on September 9, Brazil played Bolivia at home in the South American qualifiers of the World Cup.
In the 61st minute, Neymar scored to help Brazil change the score to 4-0. This goal was also the 78th goal for the Neymar national team, and it was with this goal that Neymar surpassed Pele to become the top scorer of the Brazilian national team.
In the 92nd minute, Neymar scored twice to help Brazil sweep Bolivia 5-1 while also rewriting his own goal tally for the Brazilian national team to 79.