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Samara: Second half goals by Neymar and Roberto Firmino sent Brazil to the quarterfinal of the FIFA World Cup as they beat Mexico 2-0 here on Monday.
After a goalless first half, it was a stunner by Neymar in the 51st minute who slided through to give Selecao a 1-0 lead. Mexico could not do much since then, and Brazil looked a far more superior side till the end of the match.
Later, in came substitute Roberto Firmino for Philippe Coutinho in the 86th minute. Three minutes later, he would go onto score the winner.
Six minutes were added as injury time after the allotted 90 minutes, but that was not enough for Mexico to make a late comeback in the game.
Brazil, who have not been knocked out of the last 16 since 1990, cruised to their seventh straight quarterfinals at the World Cup.
They will face the winner of the match between Belgium and Japan on Friday.
