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Neymar ties Pele's all-time record with Brazil at World Cup

Brazil's Neymar, center, kicks the ball besides Croatia's Josko Gvardiol, bottom, Croatia's Dejan Lovren, right, Croatia's Marcelo Brozovic, background, and Croatia's Borna Sosa, left, during the World Cup quarterfinal soccer match between Croatia and Brazil, at the Education City Stadium in Al Rayyan, Qatar, Friday, Dec. 9, 2022. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner)


Neymar moved into a tie with Pele as Brazil's all-time leading scorer with 77 goals on Friday.

The Brazil forward scored in the first half of extra time of his team's World Cup quarterfinal match against Croatia.

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