Neymar has overtaken Pele to becomes Brazil's all-time leading scorer

Neymar silenced all his critics by surpassing the idol of generations of world fans around the world - Pele - that night. The former Paris Saint-Germain and Barcelona striker scored twice in his country's opening 2026 World Cup qualifier against Bolivia 5-1. Before the meeting, Neymar and Pele had the same number of goals with the national shirt of Brazil - 77 each, and the current player of the Arab Al-Hilal already has 79 goals for the Seleção.

The Brazilian star is certainly not in his best form at the moment, but he has shown that he still has a lot to give to his national team. Firstable hemissed a penalty at 0-0, then assisted Rafinha's second goal, before scoring his two goals in the second half. The historic #78 fell in the 61st minute, and in the last seconds he also scored and now has 79 goals for Brazil.

An achievement that none of Brazil's great players - Pele, Ronaldo, Romario, Zico, Rivaldo, Ronaldinho, etc. - can boast of. He has shown that he can turn up at the right place at the right time, which will surely be essential for his teammates at the World Cup finals in three years' time in the USA, Canada and Mexico.