Follow usTottenham Hotspur striker Richarlison scored twice, including a stunning acrobatic effort, as Brazil opened their World Cup campaign with a 2-0 win over Serbia at the Lusail Iconic Stadium.
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The Selecao remain unbeaten in their opening match at the finals since 1934, when they lost 3-1 to Spain in the first round.
Richarlison broke the deadlock with a close-range finish just after the hour mark, two minutes after Alex Sandro rattled the post from 30 yards.
The Samba Boys fsealed the points in emphatic fashion 11 minutes later – Richarlison controlled Vinicius’ left-wing cross with his left foot, before swiveling and sending a magnificent acrobatic volley flying into the bottom corner with his right.
Brazil almost increased their advantage as Casemiro hit the crossbar and Vanja Milinkovic-Savic denied Rodrygo, but the two-goal margin was enough to lift them to the Group G summit.
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Spain draw Brazil 3-3 at Bernabeu in the game against racism 
Vini Jr to captain Brazil in Spain anti-racism match 
Vinicius Jr. breaks down in tears talking about racism in Spain 
