FIFA World Cup 2022: Brazil vs Korea Republic 4-1 Report

Brazil advanced to the Quarter Finals on Monday with a 4-1 win over South Korea at Stadium 974.

All of the five-time champions’ goals came in the first half, with Vinicius Junior, Neymar, Richarlison and Lucas Paquetá among the top scorers.

With South Korea beaten in the early stages, Alisson Becker was forced to make two crucial saves, the first at 2-0, but the goalkeeper was unable to prevent Paik Seung-ho from scoring one of the team’s goals. tournament.in the second half.

Brazil now advance to the quarter-finals against 2018 runners-up Croatia, who beat Japan on penalties earlier in the day.

With all pre-match attention focused on Neymar’s return from an ankle injury, it took just seven minutes for all eyes to turn to Vinicius Junior’s superb finish.

After good work from Raphinha down the right, the Barcelona player’s shot found its way to his LaLiga team-mate, who took his time before firing a pinpoint shot past Kim Seung-gyu and some South Korean defenders.

Before a quarter of an hour, Brazil had doubled their lead. After Richarlison was brought down in the penalty area, Neymar surged forward to win a battle of wills with Kim, who stayed on his feet as the ball rolled into the far corner.

South Korea nearly halved the deficit soon after when Hwang Hee-chan fired an impressive strike into the top corner from 25 yards before Alisson put the ball over the bar with a brilliant save.

As the Asian nation continued to move towards the half-hour line, they were soon overtaken. Brazil’s third goal was impressive, a team effort that ended with Thiago bringing down Silva Richarlison with a clever pass and the Tottenham Hotspur forward Kim past easily.

It was four in the 36th minute when Vinicius Junior capitalized on Lucas Paquetá’s shot to tap home from 12 yards out.

Brazil scored four goals in the first half of a World Cup game for the first time since 1954, but the game wasn’t over yet. Paquetá and Richarlison were only spurned by well-timed blocks when they had space in the penalty area.

Chances increased after the break when Raphinha forced another impressive save from Kim as his header looked destined for the far corner.

Kim also dealt with another winger’s shot just after the hour mark, which he cleared at the near post, before at the other end Alisson kept a clean sheet with a powerful one-handed save to deny Hwang, whose shot went wide. bottom corner.

However, the break was taken in 14 minutes. After the free-kick was cleared by Paik, who was waiting just 30 meters out, the midfielder remained silent before firing a sensational shot past the helpless Liverpool man.

Both teams created chances in the closing stages, with Brazil’s third keeper Weverton surprisingly caught wide, but Brazil entered Friday’s game against Croatia never once in doubt.

Lineups:

Brazil Replacements: Weverton, Ederson, Fred, Alves, Fabinho, Guimaraes, Antony, Rodrygo, Ribeiro, Bremer, Pedro, Martinelli

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