Brazil advances to the World Cup quarterfinals after defeating South Korea.
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Brazil turned on the style, dancing their way to a 4-1 World Cup round-of-16 win over South Korea on Monday at Qatar’s Stadium 974. Vinicius Junior, Neymar, Richarlison, and Lucas Paqueta all scored in a dominant first half as Brazil advanced to the quarterfinals against 2018 World Cup champions Croatia on December 9. Neymar, who had missed Brazil’s final two group games due to an ankle injury suffered against Serbia, and Danilo returned to the starting XI for Tite, as the Selecao pursued a sixth World Cup title.
Vinicius wasted no time putting his side ahead, settling a cross from Raphinha that found him unmarked at the back post and calmly curling a shot into the side netting while 82-year-old Brazil legend Pele cheered the team from hospital while recovering from a respiratory illness. Jung Woo-Young of South Korea fouled Richarlison in the area minutes after the opener, giving Neymar a chance to increase the lead. The Paris Saint-Germain star scored from the penalty spot, sending goalkeeper Kim Seung-Gyu the wrong way to make it 2-0 inside 15 minutes. Neymar’s goal was his 76th for Brazil, tying him with Pele for the most goals scored in the country’s famous yellow jersey.
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Before the half-hour mark, Richarlison made it 3-0 by sliding the easiest of finishes into the South Korean goal after some brilliant individual skill and clever interplay with Thiago Silva at the top of the penalty area. Brazil scored their fourth goal of the first half on a counter-attack that saw Neymar feed Vinicius, who in turn scooped a ball for the onrushing Paqueta to sidefoot home with his first touch.
Son Heung-Min of Tottenham Hotspur forced a great save from Alisson shortly after the restart, and Raphinha was denied twice at the other end as he looked to add to Brazil’s tally. Despite holding Brazil scoreless in the second half and scoring a dramatic late consolation goal through Paik Seung-Ho, South Korea’s World Cup came to an end against the tournament favourites.
