
Brazil vs Bolivia, 2022 World Cup Qualifying - CONMEBOL
· FIFA World Cup Qualifying - CONMEBOLNeymar dazzles as Brazil hammer Bolivia with Firmino, Coutinho netting
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Brazil's captain put their impressive 5-0 win over Bolivia down to the single-minded way the five-times world champions addressed their opening Worl
Match Commentary
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Attempt missed. Everton (Brazil) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box misses to the right.
- 3': Corner, Brazil. Conceded by José Carrasco.
- 4': Attempt missed. Marquinhos (Brazil) header from very close range misses to the right. Assisted by Everton with a cross following a corner.
- 7': Corner, Brazil. Conceded by Antonio Bustamante.
- 8': Corner, Brazil. Conceded by Jesús Sagredo.
- 13': Diego Wayar (Bolivia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 13': Foul by Philippe Coutinho (Brazil).
- 14': Hand ball by Roberto Firmino (Brazil).
- 16': Corner, Brazil. Conceded by José Sagredo.
- 16': Goal! Brazil 1, Bolivia 0. Marquinhos (Brazil) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Danilo with a cross following a corner.
- 18': Offside, Brazil. Philippe Coutinho tries a through ball, but Neymar is caught offside.
- 20': Fernando Saldías (Bolivia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 20': Foul by Danilo (Brazil).
- 23': Cesar Menacho (Bolivia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 23': Foul by Thiago Silva (Brazil).
- 25': Attempt saved. Philippe Coutinho (Brazil) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Roberto Firmino.
- 25': Corner, Brazil. Conceded by Carlos Lampe.
- 25': Attempt saved. Renan Lodi (Brazil) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
- 28': Attempt missed. Philippe Coutinho (Brazil) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Casemiro.
- 29': Attempt blocked. Neymar (Brazil) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Douglas Luiz.
- 30': Goal! Brazil 2, Bolivia 0. Roberto Firmino (Brazil) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Renan Lodi.
- 31': Offside, Bolivia. Carlos Lampe tries a through ball, but Cesar Menacho is caught offside.
- 33': Hand ball by Roberto Firmino (Brazil).
- 37': Foul by Diego Wayar (Bolivia).
- 37': Philippe Coutinho (Brazil) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 38': Attempt saved. Casemiro (Brazil) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner.
- 39': Attempt saved. Neymar (Brazil) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Philippe Coutinho with a through ball.
- 39': Cesar Menacho (Bolivia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 39': Foul by Douglas Luiz (Brazil).
- 40': Bruno Miranda (Bolivia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 40': Foul by Danilo (Brazil).
- 40': Attempt blocked. Fernando Saldías (Bolivia) right footed shot from more than 35 yards is blocked.
- 43': Attempt missed. Douglas Luiz (Brazil) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Renan Lodi.
- 45': Offside, Brazil. Roberto Firmino tries a through ball, but Philippe Coutinho is caught offside.
- 45'+2': First Half ends, Brazil 2, Bolivia 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Brazil 2, Bolivia 0.
- 45': Substitution, Bolivia. Boris Cespedes replaces Fernando Saldías.
- 47': Cesar Menacho (Bolivia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 47': Foul by Douglas Luiz (Brazil).
- 49': Goal! Brazil 3, Bolivia 0. Roberto Firmino (Brazil) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Neymar.
- 51': Attempt saved. Bruno Miranda (Bolivia) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Antonio Bustamante.
- 51': Corner, Bolivia. Conceded by Weverton.
- 52': Attempt blocked. Antonio Bustamante (Bolivia) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Diego Wayar.
- 53': Foul by Christian Árabe (Bolivia).
- 53': Renan Lodi (Brazil) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 53': Cesar Menacho (Bolivia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 53': Foul by Thiago Silva (Brazil).
- 54': Thiago Silva (Brazil) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 55': Boris Cespedes (Bolivia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 55': Foul by Douglas Luiz (Brazil).
- 56': Corner, Bolivia. Conceded by Renan Lodi.
- 58': Attempt missed. Neymar (Brazil) left footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Casemiro.
- 59': Substitution, Brazil. Rodrygo replaces Everton.
- 60': Boris Cespedes (Bolivia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 60': Foul by Philippe Coutinho (Brazil).
- 61': Attempt blocked. Neymar (Brazil) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Douglas Luiz.
- 61': Corner, Brazil. Conceded by Jesús Sagredo.
- 62': Attempt missed. Rodrygo (Brazil) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Casemiro with a cross.
- 62': Substitution, Bolivia. Jhasmani Campos replaces Cesar Menacho.
- 63': Substitution, Bolivia. Rudy Cardozo replaces Christian Árabe.
- 65': Foul by Bruno Miranda (Bolivia).
- 65': Thiago Silva (Brazil) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 66': Attempt missed. Rodrygo (Brazil) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Philippe Coutinho with a cross.
- 66': Own Goal by José Carrasco, Bolivia. Brazil 4, Bolivia 0.
- 68': Antonio Bustamante (Bolivia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 68': Foul by Philippe Coutinho (Brazil).
- 69': Corner, Brazil. Conceded by Jesús Sagredo.
- 71': Substitution, Brazil. Richarlison replaces Roberto Firmino.
- 71': Substitution, Brazil. Felipe replaces Thiago Silva.
- 73': Goal! Brazil 5, Bolivia 0. Philippe Coutinho (Brazil) header from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Neymar with a cross.
- 76': Corner, Brazil. Conceded by José Sagredo.
- 77': Substitution, Brazil. Alex Telles replaces Renan Lodi.
- 77': Substitution, Brazil. Everton Ribeiro replaces Philippe Coutinho.
- 77': Attempt blocked. Marquinhos (Brazil) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Rodrygo with a cross.
- 77': Offside, Brazil. Marquinhos tries a through ball, but Neymar is caught offside.
- 79': Everton Ribeiro (Brazil) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 79': Foul by José Carrasco (Bolivia).
- 79': José Carrasco (Bolivia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 80': Substitution, Bolivia. Franz Gonzales Mejia replaces Antonio Bustamante.
- 81': Attempt missed. Neymar (Brazil) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high from a direct free kick.
- 81': Hand ball by Jhasmani Campos (Bolivia).
- 82': Casemiro (Brazil) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 82': Foul by Jhasmani Campos (Bolivia).
- 82': Jhasmani Campos (Bolivia) is shown the yellow card.
- 84': Foul by Douglas Luiz (Brazil).
- 84': Jesús Sagredo (Bolivia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 84': Substitution, Bolivia. Leonardo Zabala replaces Diego Wayar.
- 90'+1': Foul by Leonardo Zabala (Bolivia).
- 90'+1': Neymar (Brazil) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 90'+1': Leonardo Zabala (Bolivia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+2': Foul by Boris Cespedes (Bolivia).
- 90'+2': Neymar (Brazil) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90'+2': Boris Cespedes (Bolivia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+3': Attempt saved. Neymar (Brazil) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner.
- 90'+4': Second Half ends, Brazil 5, Bolivia 0.
- 0': Match ends, Brazil 5, Bolivia 0.
Statistics
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BRA![]() |
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8 | Fouls | 13 |
4 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
0 | Red Cards | 0 |
1 | Offsides | 3 |
2 | Corner Kicks | 8 |
5 | Saves | 1 |
30.9 | Possession | 69.1 |
3 | SHOTS | 20 |
1 | ON GOAL | 9 |
0.3 | On Target % | 0.5 |
0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
207 | Accurate Passes | 581 |
298 | Passes | 659 |
0.7 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
0 | Accurate Crosses | 7 |
6 | Crosses | 22 |
0.0 | Cross % | 0.3 |
62 | Long Balls | 37 |
18 | Accurate Long Balls | 31 |
0.3 | Long Balls % | 0.8 |
2 | Blocked Shots | 3 |
9 | Effective Tackles | 7 |
19 | Tackles | 12 |
0.5 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
20 | Interceptions | 10 |
24 | Effective Clearances | 10 |
24 | Clearances | 10 |
Game Information
Venue: Neo Química Arena
Location: Sao Paulo, Brazil
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# | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Argentina | 16 | +19 | 35 |
2 | Ecuador | 16 | +8 | 25 |
3 | Brazil | 16 | +5 | 25 |
4 | Uruguay | 16 | +7 | 24 |
Line-Ups
Brazil (4-3-3)
No. | Name |
---|---|
12 | Weverton (GK) |
3 | Thiago Silva ![]() |
4 | Marquinhos |
6 | Renan Lodi |
2 | Danilo |
5 | Casemiro |
8 | Douglas Luiz |
11 | Philippe Coutinho |
20 | Roberto Firmino |
10 | Neymar |
19 | Everton |
Bolivia (4-5-1)
No. | Name |
---|---|
1 | Carlos Lampe (GK) |
2 | Juan Gabriel Valverde |
5 | José Carrasco |
4 | José Sagredo |
3 | Jesús Sagredo |
18 | Fernando Saldías |
17 | Antonio Bustamante |
6 | Diego Wayar |
11 | Bruno Miranda |
7 | Cristhian Árabe |
9 | César Menacho |
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