The best football competition in the Latin American region 'Copa America' started on Wednesday morning. Host Brazil won the first match of the season.
They beat Venezuela 3-0. Neymar moved closer to Pele by scoring a goal in this match.
Pele, known as the 'black manik' of football, scored 77 goals for Brazil. And by scoring a goal today, Neymar's number of goals in Brazil's jersey stood at 67.
The way Neymar is running, he may overtake Pele in the near future.
However, Pele-Neymar is far behind in the international football goals record. Iran's Ali Dai holds this record by scoring 109 goals.
Portuguese star Cristiano Ronaldo is in second place with 104 goals. Argentina's star Messi scored 72 goals.