Neymar netted twice in Brazil's World Cup qualifying match against Bolivia to set his national side's goalscoring record at 79.
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00:00 Neymar eclipsed Pelé as the top goalscorer for Brazil's national team after overtaking
00:05 the three-time World Cup winner's career total on Friday.
00:09 The president of the Brazilian FA paid tribute by handing him a plaque before he celebrated
00:14 with his teammates.
00:15 "I want to say that I reached this record just because I beat Pelé.
00:20 I don't want to say that I'm better than him.
00:22 I always wanted to make my history.
00:25 I wrote my name in the history of Brazilian football and in the Brazilian national team.
00:30 And today I did that."
00:32 The decisive goal came in the 61st minute in a World Cup qualifying match against Bolivia,
00:37 with the last goal of the game also being scored by Neymar, his 79th during injury time.
00:42 (whooshing)