Fans hail Richarlison after he scores OUTRAGEOUS ‘goal of the tournament’ contender for Brazil

Richarlison has been praised by fans around the world after scoring a spectacular volley in Brazil’s opening World Cup match against Serbia.

The striker received the ball with his back to goal in the penalty area, blasted it into the air with his first touch before turning and volleying hard to double Brazil’s lead. It was the second of the race after a poacher’s finish earlier in the second half

Fans are already calling the goal a ‘goal of the tournament’ contender and ‘worthy of Puskas’.

Richarlison scored with a spectacular volley in Brazil’s 2-0 victory over Serbia on Thursday

The strike has already been called a ‘goal of the tournament contender’ and ‘worthy of Puskas’

It was the striker’s second goal of the game after a poacher’s end earlier in the second half

Others labeled Richarlison as ‘unreal’ and suggested ‘you won’t see a better goal than that’, while many also commented on the quality of the Serbian squad which made the goal even more impressive.

BBC pundits joined the fans in praising the striker after the match, although Alan Shearer claimed to be setting up Richarlison’s more poaching first goal.

He said: ‘The positioning to score those little goals is just as satisfying to me as the incredible second goal he scored. It looks very simple but it is not. It’s very, very good striker play.’

The Tottenham striker was mobbed by his teammates after scoring his second

Fans and pundits were quick to praise the ‘unreal’ striker

However, the former England striker had some praise for the volley, describing the technique of the shot as ‘incredible’.

Micah Richards added that Richarlison had ‘shown why he is Brazil’s number nine’.

The 2-0 win for Tite’s side puts them top of Group G after Switzerland’s narrow victory over Cameroon.

On Monday they will then come into action against the second-placed Swiss.