Brazil vs. Bolivia: Score and Reaction for World Cup 2018 Qualifying

Brazil took another step toward qualifying for the 2018 FIFA World Cup with a 5-0 win over Bolivia on Thursday.

Neymar was again the star of the day, scoring an early goal while adding two assists, all in the first half.

Mauricio Savarese of the Associated Press noted the 24-year-old star’s place in the record book:

Neymar just scored his goal number 300. He has also scored his goal 49 for Brazil. Only Pele, Ronaldo, Romario and Bebeto ahead.

— Mauricio Savarese (@MSavarese) October 7, 2016

Grant Wahl of Sports Illustrated broke down the Barcelona man’s international success:

Neymar now has 49 international goals, No. 7 of all active men’s players. He’s just 24 years old.

— Grant Wahl (@GrantWahl) October 7, 2016

Meanwhile, Brazil got plenty of help Thursday with additional goals by Roberto Firmino, Philippe Coutinho, Filipe Luis and Gabriel Jesus.

In addition to having five different scorers, the home team held possession for 71 percent of the match and took 19 total shots, compared to just three for Bolivia. Somehow, the five-goal win might not have even provided the whole story as to how one-sided the match was from start to finish.

The Selecao didn’t have a chance to overtake Uruguay in the CONMEBOL standings after Edinson Cavani led the team to a 3-0 win over Venezuela earlier in the day. However, Brazil remains in great shape, sitting one point out in second place.

Considering the Brazilians were in the bottom half of the table when Tite took over as their manager in June, fans have to be satisfied with the …

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