{"id":138575,"date":"2023-09-10T19:28:50","date_gmt":"2023-09-10T16:28:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/timeskuwait.com\/news\/?p=138575"},"modified":"2023-09-10T19:28:50","modified_gmt":"2023-09-10T16:28:50","slug":"neymar-breaks-peles-brazil-goal-scoring-record","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/timeskuwait.com\/news\/neymar-breaks-peles-brazil-goal-scoring-record\/","title":{"rendered":"Neymar breaks Pele\u2019s Brazil goal-scoring record"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"p1\">Neymar has eclipsed Pele as the top goal scorer for Brazil\u2019s national team after overtaking the\u00a0three-time World Cup winner\u2019s\u00a0career total of 77 against national teams with a goal in a World Cup qualifying match against Bolivia.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">The 61st-minute strike was Brazil\u2019s fourth goal of the match in a 5-1 win in the Amazon city of Belem, with the last goal of the game also being scored by Neymar \u2013 his 79th \u2013 during injury time.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">The 31-year-old\u2019s record-breaking goal came after a low cross into the penalty box, which the striker finished with accuracy from close range. He celebrated with a punch in the air, as Pele usually did.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u201cI am very happy, no words for this,\u201d Neymar said in brief comments to the media after he was handed a plaque by the president of the Brazilian Football Confederation, Ednaldo Rodrigues. \u201cI never thought I would reach this record.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Earlier, the striker who plays for Saudi Arabia\u2019s Al Hilal\u00a0missed a penalty in the 17th minute, which goalkeeper Billy Viscarra saved.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Neymar\u2019s second goal in the match came in a similar fashion near the final whistle, with another low cross by Raphinha.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\">Source: Aljazeera<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Neymar has eclipsed Pele as the top goal scorer for Brazil\u2019s national team after overtaking the\u00a0three-time World Cup winner\u2019s\u00a0career total of 77 against national teams with a goal in a World Cup qualifying match against Bolivia. 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