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Neymar breaks Pele's Brazil goal-scoring record in 5-1 win in South American World Cup qualifying
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Brazil's Neymar celebrates scoring his side's 5th goal against Bolivia during a qualifying soccer match for the FIFA World Cup 2026 at Mangueirao stadium in Belem, Brazil, Friday, Sept. 8, 2023. - photo by AP Photo/Bruna Prado
SAO PAULO (AP) — Neymar eclipsed Pelé as the top goal scorer for Brazil’s national team after overtaking the three-time World Cup winner's career total on Friday. The goal that put the 31-year-old Neymar on the top of Brazil’s scoring record with 78 came in the 61st minute in a World Cup qualifying match against Bolivia in the Amazon city of Belém. It was Brazil’s fourth goal of the match in a 5-1 win, with the last goal of the game also being scored by Neymar — his 79th — during injury time.