Vinícius Júnior scored and assisted on one of Matheus Cunha's two goals as five-time champions Brazil eliminated Haiti from the World Cup with a 3-0 victory on Friday.
Haiti, the Western Hemisphere's poorest nation who qualified for the World Cup for the first time since 1974, became the first team guaranteed not to reach the knockout round.
Meanwhile, the Seleção got the decisive performance they needed.
Cunha, the Manchester United standout, got the start and showed with every surf-and-slide goal celebration why he should have been in the starting lineup in Brazil's listless 1-1 draw against Morocco.
Brazil coach Carlo Ancelotti made the surprising decision in the opener to instead insert Cunha as a late substitute.
Cunha thrilled the Brazilian fans who made up the bulk of the 68,324 spectators at Lincoln Financial Field when he tapped in a rebound for his first career World Cup goal. He then sent a left-footed strike into the upper left corner for a 2-0 lead in the first half against the overmatched Haitians.
