Brazil shook off the early tournament cobwebs and are set to face Mexico in the first knockout phase of the 2018 World Cup after topping Group E with a well-earned 2-0 victory against Serbia.
Serbia needed nothing less than three points against Brazil who needed a result to secure a spot in the round of 16.
Paulinho opened the scoring in the first half while Thiago Silva capitalised from the set piece to head home another for Brazil.
Aleksander Mitrovic had chances to draw Serbia level but it wasn't enough, and they end their campaign at the World Cup in third place with three points.
SERBIA
Vladimir Stojkovic - 5.5
First major save of the match kept out Neymar from a very acute point-blank angle. A trailing hand slapped away Neymar's chances of stealing a third goal late on.
Antonio Rukavina - 5.5
Deliveries at the beginning of the match were a little off par. His upgrade in pace and agility compared to Ivanovic was the reason for his inclusion and it was a hit and miss decision.
Nikola Milenkovic - 5
A nightmarish task having to deal with Brazil's lightning-fast front four. Gabriel Jesus pulled him out of position on more than one occasion.
Milos Veljkovic - 4
Got back to block Jesus' shot after he was sent clear one-on-one and tricked his way past Milenkovic. Got pulled out by Jesus which opened up the space for Paulinho to penetrate and score.
Aleksander Kolarov - 5
Like his full-back counterpart Rukavina his deliveries were not up to scratch in the first half. Defending was sound against Willian who couldn't provide any spice for Brazil.
Nemanja Matic - 4
Played with fire, trying to dribble his way through three marauding Brazilian pressing attackers. Phillipe Coutinho and Paulinho's high pressure meant he was unable to stamp his authority on the match.
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