Brazil vs Serbia live score, FIFA World Cup 2022 Qatar: Richarlison double gives Brazil comfortable win

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BRAZILIAN MAGIC 👏🇧🇷

Brazil is now unbeaten in its last 20 FIFA World Cup opening games 💪 pic.twitter.com/9nZZotvqO7
— FOX Soccer (@FOXSoccer) November 24, 2022

Richarlison’s game by numbers vs. Serbia:

25 touches
2 shots on target
2 goals

Finished his chances brilliantly. 🙌 pic.twitter.com/Lc3V5uuIB9
— Statman Dave (@StatmanDave) November 24, 2022

A couple of tweets before we end this.

FULL-TIME! Brazil 2 Serbia 0. Eventually the class of Brazil told as Richarlison's double gave them a comfortable win. Serbia couldn't attack the constant wave of attacks from Brazil and folded.

Seven minutes of added time.

Then Rodrygo tests the Serbian keeper who punches clear and then Fred does the same. Brazil purring at the moment.

CASEMIRO HITS THE CROSSBAR! The midfielder tries to curl one into the top left corner but hits the crossbar. Would've been another delightful goal.

Gabriel Jesus and Antony replace Richarlison and Neymar for Brazil.

STAT courtesy BBC: Richarlison is the first Brazilian player to score twice on his World Cup debut after Neymar in 2014.

That goal from Richarlison was his 9th in his last 7 games for Brazil.

GOAL! Richarlison in the 73rd minute! Brazil 2 Serbia 0. What a goal! Vinicius finds the big man in the centre of the penalty box who has his back to goal, he flicks it up and then on acrobatically volleys into the bottom-right corner. That is a peach of a goal and Richarlison wheels away to celebrate.

Spaces will appear now as Serbia look for an equaliser.

Serbia respond with a couple of corners but it all comes to nothing.

Neymar is through but is stopped by a sliding tackle and then Vinicius slips and slices the shot well wide.

Double substitution for Serbia: Dusan Vlahovic and Darko Lazovic replace Lukic and Mladenovic.

GOAL! Richarlison in the 62nd minute! Brazil 1 Serbia 0. Great work by Neymar as he weaves through the defence and Vinicius with a snap-shot that the goalkeeper pushes it away, but Richarlison is lurking and he is quickest to react as he slams it home. Brazil fans go wild.

Alex Sandro HITS THE POST! What a strike from the left-back as he thunders a fierce strike which hits the base of the post with Milinkovic-Savic beaten.

Brazil are knocking on the door now. First Raphinha is thwarted by a sliding last-ditch tackle and then Neymar toes a kick which flies wide from 8 yards.

Neymar has a free-kick some 25 yards out of goal on the left-hand side but his attempt flicks the top of the Serbian wall and goes over.

WHAT A CHANCE! Raphinha is gifted the ball but Milinkovic-Savic again comes out to spread himself big and save a certain goal. The ball was given away near the Serbian penalty box which allowed Raphinha in.

Second half begins.

HALF-TIME! Brazil 0 Serbia 0. Serbia controlled the game after initial Brazil pressure with Vincius looking dangerous on the left. Apart from the Neymar corner which almost went in, Brazil were left frustrated by Milinkovic-Savic's goalkeeping.

A fine ball from Casemiro finds Vincius on the left and he gets lucky as it ricochets off the left-back's head, but the defender recovers to put in a foot and clear the danger.

Raphinha has a weak shot at goal and he side-foots it straight at the keeper.

What goalkeeping from Milinkovic-Savic as he comes off his line and falls at the feet of Vinicius to push it away, with the forward bearing down on goal. No room for error there and Milinkovic-Savic got that absolutely spot on.

Dusan Tadic with space to run into on the right and he floats a cross at the far-post for Mitrovic to attack but Alisson comes out to catch. Decisive goalkeeping.

Serbia have settled down now and are passing the ball around nicely.

Casemiro has a pop from about 35 yards but Milinkovic-Savic palms it down.

Neymar from a corner almost catches out Milinkovic-Savic but the keeper gets back to punch clear. That was going straight in from Neymar.

YELLOW CARD to Strahinja Pavlovic for bundling down Neymar.

KICK-OFF!

Time for the anthems.

The players are in the tunnel and we should be ready for the anthems.

Serbia Substitutes: Dmitrovic, Rajkovic, Erakovic, Maksimovic, Radonjic, Jovic, S Mitrovic, Babic, Kostic, Vlahovic, Racic, Djuricic, Lazovic, Ilic, Grujic.

Brazil Substitutes: Weverton, Ederson, Fred, Dani Alves, Eder Militao, Fabinho, Alex Telles, Bruno Guimaraes, Gabriel Jesus, Antony, Rodrygo, Everton Ribeiro, Bremer, Pedro, Martinelli.

There is a carnival atmosphere inside the Lusail Stadium and we are almost ready for the national anthems.

As expected Brazil's coach Tite has gone for a heavily attack-minded lineup. Serbia's is not too bad either with the likes of Dusan Vlahovic, Aleksandar Mitrovic and Dusan Tadic.

The players are out for the warm-ups.

Serbia line-up: Vanja; Veljkovic, Milenkovic, Pavlovic; Zivkovic, Lukic, Gudelj, Mladenovic; S.Milinkovic-Savic, Tadic; Mitrovic.

Brazil XI: Alisson; Danilo, Marquinhos, Thiago Silva, Sandro; Casemiro, Paqueta; Raphinha, Neymar, Vinicius; Richarlison.

The lineups are out.

Serbia have the potential to raise a few eyebrows at the FIFA World Cup in Qatar. They have a really tough opening game coming up, but they will be confident of contesting fiercely for at least second-place in Group G.

Dragan Stojkovic's men are not merely here to make up the numbers!

Last time the World Cup was held in the Asian continent, Brazil were crowned champions. However, the Selecao have failed to win the trophy again in the 20 years that have followed since then.

This particular Brazil squad with an interesting blend of experience and youth will be hoping to replicate the success their nation enjoyed during the 2002 World Cup in Korea and Japan.

SAMBA TIME! - Brazil need no introduction and start their 2022 FIFA World Cup campaign as firm favorites. Tite's men will face Serbia in their Group G opener at the Lusail Stadium.

The Selecao know they cannot afford to take their opponents lightly. Neymar and company will be eyeing a performance that sets the right tone for what could be a memorable tournament for them. We're here to bring you all the LIVE updates, welcome to our coverage!