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Richarlison after scoring against Tunisia
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ANNE-CHRISTINE POUJOULAT / AFP
A suspected racist incident occurred during a test match between five-time soccer world champions Brazil in Paris and Tunisia (5-1).
The Brazilian Richarlison was pelted with a banana during the game, as the Brazilian association CBF also wrote on Twitter in the evening.
The association reaffirms "its position on combating racism," said the CFB.
Richarlison had scored the second goal of the game, the banana was thrown while celebrating the goal, it missed the professional from Tottenham Hotspur.
The 25-year-old himself tweeted that night: "As long as they continue to say 'bla bla bla' and don't punish, it will continue like this, every day and everywhere.
No time, brother!«
The one-sided game in the Parc des Princes was already decided at half-time.
Raphinha scored twice for the Seleção (11th and 40th minutes), in addition to Richarlison (19th), superstar Neymar also scored from the penalty spot (29th) and Pedro (74th).
Montassar Talbi (18th) had ensured that the North Africans equalized in the meantime.
Both nations will take part in the World Cup in Qatar at the end of the year.
Before the game, the Brazilian players had gathered behind a sign that read: "Without our black players, we wouldn't have any stars on our jersey." The five stars on the Seleção's jerseys stand for the five titles.
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