Serbia had been sweating over the fitness of their all-time top scorer Aleksandar Mitrovic but coach Dragan Stojkovic named him in the starting lineup. Vinicius used his acceleration to good effect to constantly beat his man while Neymar, playing in a free role, often found pockets of space, but a well-drilled Serbian defence kept Brazil at bay in the first half. Tite's decision to go with four forwards – Neymar, Vinicius Jr., Raphinha and Richarlison – in his attacking lineup paid off handsomely as the South Americans dominated the match and made Serbia work hard every time they went forward.
The Tottenham Hotspur forward has been in fine form when wearing the golden yellow kit of Brazil this year and he opened the scoring with an easy tap-in before doubling the lead with his acrobatic effort. On those days, an army of men and women in the yellow and green flock to the ground, as though for a pilgrimage.Read more 2022 FIFA World Cup © FMM graphics studio Swathes of policemen in black jackets and caps with slick automatics tucked in their waistbands prowl the locale. From nowhere manifests the undecorated facade of the stadium, once Doha’s premier stadium and home to the Al-Arabi Sports Club, but now slumbering in the past glories, unstained by uber-modernity.įor the last one week, though, the calm has been shaken off. Just 20 kilometers off Corniche it seems further distant from the endless bustle of the World Cup-soaked Doha. The bristle of the city drowns in the suffocating quiet of the neighborhood, but for the tyre-screech of luxury cars that blurs through the near-empty road. The skyscrapers of central Doha fade in the distance, minarets pierce the cloudless skies. The geography shifts abruptly as you walk from Bin Mansoura Metro Station to Grand Hamad Stadium. The Stadium and locality was paint-brushed a fresh identity: Brazil’s training ground, an address that would be tattooed forever. Pilgrims flock outside Doha to watch Brazilian Gods train
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