Out went Jurgen Klinsmann and in came Bruce Arena. Oh, hello, United States of America! You've decided to join us at last, have you? And what an entrance! Having lost to Mexico and Costa Rica at the end of 2016, it was clear that drastic change was required.
A hat trick from Paulinho (remember him, Spurs fans?) and a goal from Neymar gave coach Tite his seventh successive qualification win since he took over last year, pushing Brazil seven points clear at the top and 10 clear of the play-off place. Could they do it in front of 60,000 hostile supporters? Yes. Their away trip to second place Uruguay represented the greatest challenge of their remaining games. HEROESīrazil haven't quite qualified for the 2018 World Cup yet, but if they were to place a bulk order of "Teach Yourself Russian" books this week, they wouldn't have to worry too much about keeping the receipt safe. Iain Macintosh runs through the good and the bad of the action as teams jostle for position on the road to Russia 2018.
It may be another international break, but with World Cup qualifiers raging all over the globe, there's still plenty at stake.
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