Brazil fans in high spirits ahead of Serbia WC game
Brazil face Serbia in their Group G World Cup opener at the Lusail Stadium in Qatar.
Tite’s five-time winners are the favourites to triumph in Qatar, with an enviable amount of talent in the final third, including Raphinha, Vinicius Jr, Richarlison, Gabriel Jesus, Antony and, of course, star man and talisman Neymar.
But Serbia have some dangerous players looking to cause an upset, with Lazio’s Sergej Milinković-Savić and Juventus’ Dusan Vlahovic looking to unsettle the likes of Thiago Silva and Marquinho. And four years ago in Russia, Brazil failed to win their opening game, with Switzerland fighting back to earn a point with a Steven Zuber goal cancelling out Philippe Coutinho’s opener.
After Switzerland’s win over Cameroon, Serbia will hope to seize back momentum and avoid defeat here with the Indomitable Lions up next. Follow all the action with our live blog below:
World Cup 2022: Brazil vs Serbia updates
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53 mins: Tidy passing from Brazil on the edge of the Serbia box, and it’s slipped through to Neymar…
Perfectly-timed challenge from Pavlovic, on a yellow card, to stop the PSG star before he can fire a shot goalwards!
Alex Pattle24 November 2022 20:10
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52 mins: Silva meets the Brazil corner at the near post, flicking it backwards with a header.
It hits S Milinkovic-Savic in the face, and pinball ensues…
Eventually play is stopped to check on S Milinkovic-Savic.
Alex Pattle24 November 2022 20:09
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50 mins: Free kick to Brazil, then, just outside the Serbia box, slightly to the left.
He looks focused… but sends his effort onto the head of one of the Serbia players in the wall.
Alex Pattle24 November 2022 20:08
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49 mins: Serbia play out from the back under pressure, with Mitrociv offering some inventive touches.
They lose the ball, though, and forward come Brazil from the halfway line.
Neymar is brought down on the edge of the Serbia box, and Gudelj receives a yellow card.
Alex Pattle24 November 2022 20:06
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Sloppy play from Serbia at the back, and Raphinha is put through one-on-one again!
V Milinkovic-Savic makes himself big in the Serbia goal, though, to deny the Brazil forward from close range!
Alex Pattle24 November 2022 20:04
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46 mins: Second half under way!
Alex Pattle24 November 2022 20:03
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The second half is moments away! Don’t go anywhere.
Alex Pattle24 November 2022 20:01
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Brazil’s first shot in that first-half only came in the 20th minute – that’s the second longest it’s taken them to get a shot off in a World Cup game since records began!
Serbia have looked solid. Brazil need to speed up their play and take a few more risks in the opposition half…
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Kieran Jackson24 November 2022 19:56
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Half-time: Goalless at the break, though Brazil have carved out the better chances.
Alex Pattle24 November 2022 19:46
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45 mins: Just one minute of added time to come.
Alex Pattle24 November 2022 19:45