MONTEVIDEO: Brazil kick-started their South American World Cup qualifying campaign with a 3-1 victory over Venezuela on Tuesday (Wednesday in Manila) as Chile, Ecuador and Uruguay posted their second wins and Argentina gained their first point.

Willian scored twice — in the 37th second and again the 42nd minute as Brazil rebounded from a humbling loss to Chile last Thursday as qualifying for the 2018 World Cup in Russia got underway.

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