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Match Report

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Neymar scores on Brazil return as Croatia are beaten at Anfield

Neymar scored on his return to action after three months out through injury as Brazil warmed up for the World Cup with a 2-0 win over Croatia.

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Head to Head

BRA leads series 2-0-1

Lineups

BRA · 4-3-3

  1. 1Alisson BeckerG
  2. 3MirandaCD-L
  3. 2Thiago SilvaCD-R
  4. 12MarceloLB
  5. 14DaniloRB
  6. 5CasemiroCM
  7. 17FernandinhoLM
  8. 19WillianRM
  9. 9Gabriel JesusF
  10. 11Philippe CoutinhoLF
  11. 15PaulinhoRF

Substitutes

  1. 6Filipe LuísSUB
  2. 20Roberto FirminoSUB
  3. 16CássioSUB
  4. 4Pedro GeromelSUB
  5. 22FagnerSUB
  6. 18FredSUB
  7. 13MarquinhosSUB
  8. 7Douglas CostaSUB
  9. 21TaisonSUB
  10. 23EdersonSUB
  11. 10NeymarSUB

CRO · 4-2-3-1

  1. 23Danijel SubasicG
  2. 6Dejan LovrenCD-L
  3. 5Vedran CorlukaCD-R
  4. 21Domagoj VidaLB
  5. 2Sime VrsaljkoRB
  6. 10Luka ModricAM
  7. 7Ivan RakitićLM
  8. 19Milan BadeljRM
  9. 9Andrej KramaricF
  10. 4Ivan PerisicAM-L
  11. 18Ante RebicAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 3Ivan StrinicSUB
  2. 15Matej MitrovicSUB
  3. 22Josip PivaricSUB
  4. 16Nikola KalinicSUB
  5. 20Marko PjacaSUB
  6. 17Mario MandzukicSUB
  7. 13Tin JedvajSUB
  8. 11Marcelo BrozovicSUB
  9. 14Filip BradaricSUB
  10. 8Mateo KovacicSUB
  11. 12Lovre KalinicSUB
  12. 24Duje Caleta-CarSUB

Timeline

  1. 13' Andrej Kramaric (Croatia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 38' Ivan Perisic (Croatia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 40' Fernandinho (Brazil) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 45' Substitution, Brazil. Neymar replaces Fernandinho.
  5. 52' Substitution, Croatia. Duje Caleta-Car replaces Vedran Corluka.
  6. 58' Substitution, Croatia. Mateo Kovacic replaces Luka Modric.
  7. 60' Substitution, Brazil. Filipe Luís replaces Marcelo.
  8. 60' Substitution, Brazil. Roberto Firmino replaces Gabriel Jesus.
  9. 61' Substitution, Croatia. Marcelo Brozovic replaces Milan Badelj.
  10. 64' Substitution, Croatia. Marko Pjaca replaces Ante Rebic.
  11. 65' Substitution, Brazil. Marquinhos replaces Miranda.
  12. 69' Goal! Brazil 1, Croatia 0. Neymar (Brazil) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Coutinho.
  13. 78' Ivan Rakitic (Croatia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  14. 82' Substitution, Brazil. Fred replaces Coutinho.
  15. 82' Substitution, Brazil. Taison replaces Willian.
  16. 83' Substitution, Croatia. Filip Bradaric replaces Ivan Rakitic.
  17. 87' Substitution, Croatia. Tin Jedvaj replaces Sime Vrsaljko.
  18. 90'+3' Goal! Brazil 2, Croatia 0. Roberto Firmino (Brazil) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Casemiro with a through ball.

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