Football Soccer - Uruguay v Brazil - World Cup 2018 Qualifiers - Centenario stadium, Montevideo, Uruguay - 23/3/17 - Brazil's Paulinho celebrates his third goal. REUTERS/Andres Stapff
MONTEVIDEO (Reuters) - Brazil recovered from conceding an early goal to beat Uruguay 4-1 in Montevideo on Thursday, with Paulinho grabbing a hat-trick in a win that all but cemented their place at next year's World Cup finals.
The victory gave Tite his eighth win in eight games as coach and lifted leaders Brazil to 30 points in the South American qualifying group, a tally that has been more than enough to guarantee qualification in previous campaigns.
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