Brazil got a hard-earned victory over Costa Rica in their second match in the group stage. Tite's men scored twice in extra time against Costa Rica. Coutinho scored the first goal for Brazil. And Neymar doubled the lead. Neymar got his first goal today in the Russia World Cup. And Coutinho scored 2 goals.
Despite playing attacking football, Brazil failed to score in the stipulated 90 minutes. If Philippe Coutinho had not been the savior in injury time, Brazil would have been in danger of being eliminated from the World Cup. Then, Neymar showed his true colors in extra time. Brazil won 2-0 with goals from Coutinho in the 91st minute and Neymar in the 97th minute.
Danilo was injured on the day, so a change in Brazil's starting XI was unlikely. Tite replaced him with Fagner at right-back. With Neymar fit, the Brazilian coach did not feel the need to keep him on the reserve bench. Costa Rica also made one change to their starting XI for the Serbia match. Oviedo came on in place of Calvo.
Five-time champions Brazil have had a memorable start to the World Cup. The Samba team began their campaign in Russia with a 1-1 draw against Switzerland. The second match against Costa Rica was therefore of great importance for Brazil. Despite dominating the game from the front, Neymar failed to provide the fans with football that would please them.
