Neymar’s goal on Friday against Costa Rica was his 56th goal for Brazil and now he is the third highest goal scorer for Brazil behind Ronaldo (62) and Pele (77).
He overtook Romario in the process, who has 55 goals for Brazil from 77 appearances.
The Paris Saint-Germain forward is 33rd in the list of most international goals with 56. Ali Daei of Iran tops the charts with 109 goals to his name. He is followed by Portugal’s Cristiano Ronaldo (85) and Hungary’s Ferenc Puskas (84).
Neymar scored in the seventh minute of injury time with practically the last kick of the match, volleying home Gabriel Jesus’s square ball following a quick counter-attack as Costa Rica pushed for an equaliser. This was his first goal of this year’s World Cup and it also gave Brazil a 2-0 win against their South American opponents.