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Brazil 4-0 Japan: Neymar scores four including perfect hat-trick to make it 40 in 58 internationals... at the age of just 22!
- Neymar puts Brazil ahead in Singapore after 18 minutes
- Brazilian captain doubles the lead early in the second half, before tucking home a rebound to complete hat-trick
- Neymar adds a fourth on 81 minutes with a towering header
- Striker now has 40 goals in 58 international appearances
- Barcelona star had already rattled the crossbar with brilliant free kick
- Former Manchester United midfielder Shinji Kagawa and Milan star Keisuke Honda left on the bench for Japan
Neymar once again stole the show by scoring four goals - including a perfect hat-trick- as Brazil continued their strong start under new manager Dunga by sweeping aside Japan in Singapore.
Just three days after Brazil saw off Argentina in the Superclasico de las Americas, Neymar, the country's 22-year-old captain and talisman, was unstoppable after opening the scoring in the first half.
VIDEO Scroll down to watch all of Neymar's four goals as Brazil beat Japan 4-0 in Singapore
Brazil striker Neymar was in superb form in Singapore, rounding Japan keeper Eiji Kawashima before slotting home to make it 1-0
Neymar celebrates his first goal in front of a sea of fans in Singapore, after being put through by new strike partner Diego Tardelli
Neymar runs through to score his second goal after being fed by a wonderful outside-of-the-foot pass from Liverpool star Coutinho
The Brazil captain was left unmarked at the far post to head in his fourth, as the 22-year-old superstar ran riot in SIngapore
Neymar was a constant threat, running at the Japan defence as he continued his good form from the previous game against Argentina
The striker put in a superb display and his quartet of goals included one with his left foot, one with his right foot and one with his head.
Japan started brightly, and despite resting their most established stars such as Keisuke Honda and Shinji Kagawa, the Blue Samurai caused Brazil some troubles in the first half.
But Neymar was a constant threat, ably assisted by Diego Tardelli, who looked to have gained confidence from his two goals against Argentina in Beijing, and was far more involved in the build-up play than in the Superclassico.
And it was from one such moment of combination that Brazil went ahead after 18 minutes.
The Barcelona forward almost got on the scoresheet early on, bending a beautiful free kick over the wall only to see it hit the crossbar
Stuttgart defender Gotoku Sakai was one of just three Japanese starters in a slightly weakened eleven, to play their club football in Europe
Chelsea full-back Felipe Luis challenges Sakai as Japan made a decent start to the first half before being blown away by Neymar
Even before that the Barcelona striker had shown that he was always the most dangerous player on the pitch, striking the angle of post and bar with a beautiful free kick.
Japan continued to make their opponents work, Kobayashi proving a handful up front and Tanaka providing energy from midfield, but they rarely forced Jefferson in the Brazil goal to make a save, as Dunga's side began to take control in Singapore.
And in the second half it was the Neymar show, the 22-year-old sliding home from a brilliant Coutinho pass, tucking home a rebound after the Liverpool midfielder had seen a shot saved, and then rising highest at the back post to score a fourth.
Japan had no answer to his magnificence, neither preventing the supply of ball, or, as a more experienced and perhaps more cynical side might have done, stopping him with fouls before he got into full flight.
Instead they stood off the Barcelona star, and he needed no second invitation. With the likes of Oscar, Willian and Coutinho, and later Kaka and Robinho, feeding his runs, Neymar could even have had more.
With the score at 2-0 he was played through on the left side, but missed the target after cutting cleverly back inside. It mattered little though, as the chances kept coming for Brazil's favourite son, who now has 40 goals in just 58 games for his country.
Tardelli dropped deep and threaded a delightful ball through the Japan defence, and Neymar, quicker and stronger than his marker, collected it, before rounding keeper Eiji Kawashima and slotting home.
Tardelli dropped deep and threaded a delightful ball through the Japan defence, and Neymar, quicker and stronger than his marker, collected it, before rounding keeper Eiji Kawashima and slotting home.
Dunga (right) is enjoying a good start to his second spell in charge of Brazil, but didn't seem overjoyed after Neymar's first goal
The Brazilians celebrate going in front in the 18th minute, and the World Cup semi-finalists looked comfortable from that point on
The Barcelona forward runs away to celebrate after effectively ending the match as a contest with his second goal in Singapore
It was a magnificent display from a player on top of his game as Japan failed to cope with Neymar's direct running and clinical finishing
Neymar celebrates after bagging his hat-trick goal after Kawashima had parried Coutinho's shot from the edge of the penalty box
Japan had no answer to Neymar's movement, skill and finishing, as he scored a perfect hat-trick in his one-man demolition job
Kaka, who hit the bar in the build-up to Neymar's third goal, congratulates his skipper after Neymar wrapped up the scoring with his fourth
A young supporter shows his love for Japan, and in particular Milan star Keisuke Honda, who was kept on the bench in the first half
The majority of the fans in the National Stadium in Singapore were backing Japan, but many seemed excited to see Brazil in the flesh
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-2792391/brazil-4-0-japan-neymar-scores-four-including-perfect-hattrick-brazil-thrash-japan-continue-strong-start-dunga-s-return.html#ixzz3GBtYVrGS
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