The legendary Pelé finally has a successor. Friday September 8, in the 2026 World Cup qualifiers match in Belem, Brazil clearly beat Bolivia (1) during a match where Neymar entered the history of the “Seleçao”. The new player from the Saudi club Al-Hilal missed a penalty at the start of the match, before scoring his team’s last two goals. With now 79 goals scored in 125 matches since his international debut in 2010, the 31-year-old striker is the new top scorer in Brazilian history ahead of Pelé (77 goals in 92 matches, between 1957 and 1971, according to the official count ).
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