Analysis - Gung-ho Brazil please fans but offer rivals hope


Cameroon's Allan Nyom (R) and Brazil's Paulinho (L) fight for the ball during their 2014 World Cup Group A soccer match at the Brasilia national stadium in Brasilia June 23, 2014. REUTERS/Michael Dalder

BRASILIA (Reuters) - The flicks and tricks returned along with the goals but no amount of Neymar magic can hide the defensive flaws that are hampering Brazil's bid for a sixth World Cup.

The Barcelona forward was centre stage as he revelled against the porous Cameroon backline to grab two goals in a 4-1 win on Monday that put the hosts through to a last-16 clash with Chile.

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