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Brazil national football team
World Cup | Group Stage
Jun 12, 2014 at 9pm UK
 
Croatia national football team

3-1

Neymar (29', 71' pen.), Oscar (90+1')
FT(HT: 1-1)
Marcelo (11' og.)

Marcelo grateful to Brazil supporters

Brazil defender Marcelo hails his teammates and home supporters for staying behind him following his early own goal against Croatia.

Marcelo has hailed his Brazil teammates and home supporters for staying behind him following an early setback in the tournament's opening game.

The full-back put the ball into his own net early on to give Croatia the lead, but the hosts bounced back to eventually secure a 3-1 victory.

"The first thing I thought was just to stay calm and not make it worse for the team," Marcelo told FIFA.com when asked about his reaction to the 11th-minute own goal.

"If I'd let my head drop, I might have ended up making life even more difficult for us. That was the first thing I had to make sure I didn't do.

"The fans were right behind me after I scored the own goal and they were chanting my name. My teammates also came up to me and that helped me clear my head straight away. I got back into the game immediately."

The victory ensures that Brazil top Group A after their opening game, with Mexico and Cameroon still to meet later today.

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Neymar of Brazil celebrates his second goal with Hernanes in the second half during the 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil Group A match between Brazil and Croatia at Arena de Sao Paulo on June 12, 2014
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Q Netherlands Netherlands32107
Q Senegal flag Senegal32016
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Q United States USA31205
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4 Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia31023

Group D

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Q France France32016
Q Australia Australia32016
3 Tunisia Tunisia31114
4 Denmark Denmark30121

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Q Japan Japan32016
Q Spain Spain31114
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