Back to the International Newsfeed

Neymar strikes as Brazil beat Mexico to prolong El Tri's 'fifth game' curse at World Cup

Brazil reached the World Cup quarterfinals after Neymar scored and assisted in a 2-0 win over a Mexico side that saw their "fifth game" curse continue.

Neymar opened the scoring for Brazil with a close range tap-in on 50 minutes and Roberto Firmino made the game safe two minutes from time. It was another painful exit for Mexico, making it seven successive defeats at the last-16 stage since 1994.

Brazil will now face the winner of Belgium vs. Japan in the quarterfinals, with Casemiro suspended after picking up a yellow card in the second half. The five-time winners also surpassed Germany's World Cup record of 226 World Cup goals, moving on to 228 after Neymar and Firmino's strikes.