Brazil advanced to the quarterfinals of FIFA World Cup 2018 with a comfortable 2-0 win over Mexico on Monday, much to the delight of millions of their fans, who got skeptic after a series of upsets saw the exit of Argentina, Portugal and Spain from their respective round of 16 matches.
The five-time champions scored twice in the second half, taking their game to the next level, giving Mexico no chance whatsoever to make a comeback in the match.
Neymar left his mark on the match by scoring his second goal of World Cup 2018 from a Willian cross in 52nd minute of the match that put Brazil ahead.That was Neymar’s 51st goal for Brazil. This goal also took Brazil's tally of World Cup goals to 227 - the highest by any team, bettering Germany's record of 226 goals.
After the deadlock got broken, there was no looking back for Brazil. A series of attack, initiated from the right side by Willian, who had his best game of the World Cup rattled Mexico. With a little bit of luck, Brazil could have easily got ahead by 3-0.
However, justice was done Firmino, who scored right at the stroke of regulation time from a Neymar assist to put the nail in the coffin.
Mexico, on the other hand, bowed out from the World Cup round of sixteens for the eighth time in a row.
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