Brazil showed their commitment to winning their sixth World Cup back in CONMEBOL qualification, as they were the very first team to qualify for the tournament (besides the host nation, Russia), when they beat Paraguay 3-0 with goals from Marcelo, Neymar and Phillipe Coutinho. They face Switzerland in their first Group E contest on Sunday against a Swiss side that needed a playoff win over Northern Ireland, in which Switzerland advanced in a two-leg aggregate by a 1-0 score, to qualify for the World Cup.