Brazil striker Neymar made a spectacular return on Sunday after a three-month absence with a foot injury and celebrated a superb individual goal with his surgeon.
Playing for the first time since February, Neymar scored the opening goal in Brazil's 2-0 friendly win against Croatia in liverpool. Neymar then ran to hug the Brazilian soccer confederation doctor, Rodrigo lasmar, on the sidelines.
Neymar had replaced midfielder Fernandinho at halftime with the score at 0-0 and needed only 23 minutes to make his mark.
The Brazilian received the ball from Philippe Coutinho, dribbled past Croatia defenders Sime Vrsaljko and Duje Caleta-Car and smashed the ball into the net from around five meters (yards).
Neymar had injured his right foot playing for Paris Saint-Germain and underwent surgery in Brazil in early March.
Roberto Firmino scored Brazil's second goal in the 90th minute.
The five-time World Cup champions play their last pre-World Cup friendly against Austria on June 10.
Brazil's World Cup opener is on June 17 against Switzerland.
Mexico beat Scotland
Mexico City: Mexico gave a good demonstration but missed numerous scoring opportunities despite beating Scotland 1-0 on Saturday in a friendly at the Azteca stadium before travelling to the FIFA World Cup in Russia.
Giovani Dos Santos of the United States side lA Galaxy, scored a goal in the 13th minute to give Mexico the win.
The Mexicans came out with a formation similar to the one they will use against Germany on June 17 in their first match at the 2018 World Cup in Russia and soon began to dominate against a rival with only four attackers.
In the 13th minute, Carlos Vela put the ball to Dos Santos, who shot from the left, hit the post and put the score at 1-0.
Scotland were thrown back waiting for coach Juan Carlos Osorio's trusted troika, who came in the 27th minute with a shot from Miguel layún to the post, in the 30th minute with a shot on the goal by Héctor Herrera and in the 37th with another of Hirving lozano, stopped by goalkeeper Jon Mclaughlin.