FIFA World Cup 2022: Neymar injured, Richarlison scores twice for Brazil Opener Win against Serbia, Player Ratings.

Neymar in bad shape, And spectacular acrobatic kick by Richarlison scored both goals in Brazil’s 2-0 victory over Serbia on Thursday at the World Cup.

Brazil, one of the pre-tournament favourites, got into their stride after the break, and Richarlison scored two impressive goals to give the scrappy game a boost.

After ten minutes, Neymar almost caught Serbian goalkeeper Vanja Milinkovic-Savic off guard with a direct shot from a corner, but the former Manchester United stopper quickly reacted to deflect the ball.

Although his first attempt was a little rough around the edges, Richarlison's second attempt was pure class. With 15 minutes left, he stood up to meet a cross with an outrageous bicycle kick that slammed into the goal and effectively sealed the victory.

Casemiro made a spectacular attempt to score the third goal, but Milinkovic-Savic stopped him.

World Cup 2022 Fantasy Football: Player Ratings.

1. Brazil Player Ratings (4-2-3-1)

GK: Alisson - 6/10 -

RB: Danilo - 5/10 -

CB: Thiago Silva - 8/10 -

CB: Marquinhos - 7/10 -

LB: Alex Sandro - 5/10 -

DM: Casemiro - 8/10 -

DM: Lucas Paqueta - 7/10 -

RM: Raphinha - 4/10 -

AM: Neymar - 6/10 -

LM: Vinicius Junior - 8/10 -

ST: Richarlison - 7/10 -

SUB: Fred (75' for Paqueta) - 6/10

SUB: Rodrygo (75' for Vinicius) - 7/10

SUB: Antony (79' for Neymar) - 6/10

SUB: Gabriel Jesus (79' for Richarlison) - 6/10

Manager: Tite - 7/10 -

2. Serbia player ratings (3-5-1-1)

GK: Vanja Milinkovic-Savic - 7/10 -

CB: Milos Veljkovic - 6/10 -

CB: Nikola Milenkovic - 7/10 -

CB: Strahinja Pavlovic - 7/10 -

RM: Andrija Zivkovic - 5/10 -

CM: Sergej Milinkovic-Savic - 6/10 -

CM: Nemanja Gudelj - 7/10 -

CM: Sasa Lukic - 6/10 -

LM: Filip Mladenovic - 4/10 -

AM: Dusan Tadic - 5/10 -

ST: Aleksandar Mitrovic - 2/10 -

Manager: Dragan Stojkovic - 5/10 -

Player of the match - Vinicius Junior

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