Highlights from Brazil vs. South Korea’s World Cup 2022 match: Brazil advances to the World Cup quarterfinals for the eighth time in a row.
Brazil vs. South Korea at the 2022 FIFA World Cup Highlights: On Monday, Brazil defeated South Korea 4-1 to go to the World Cup quarterfinals. Neymar scored on his comeback from injury. Neymar scored his 76th goal for Brazil after converting a penalty in the first half, moving one goal behind Pelé’s record for most goals scored for a country.
While receiving medical treatment for a respiratory infection in a hospital in Brazil, 82-year-old Pelé declared that he would watch the game on television. Brazil advanced to the World Cup quarterfinals for the eighth time in a row with goals from Vincius Jnior, Richarlison, and Lucas Paquetá in the first half.
For the first time since its legendary run as a co-host in 2002, when it made it to the semifinals and finished fourth, South Korea was attempting to get past the round of 16 in the competition. In the 76th minute, Paik Seung-ho scored South Korea’s goal.
South Korea had been referred to as the “Son Heung-min team” prior to this World Cup. Their hopes this year, as a squad that is not quite comparable to the co-hosts from 2002 who advanced to the semifinal, mostly depended on their talisman, who sustained an eye socket injury and was in a race against time to be ready for the opening match.
Even if Son wasn’t at his best and was in recovery mode, his team still played well, with a good defence and plenty of attacking play patterns. They were arguably the best team in their group, which also included Portugal, Uruguay, and Ghana, but they still needed a last-second winner and other outcomes to go their way to guarantee their place in the knockout stage.
Meeting the tournament favourites Brazil is the prize for such tenacity and resolve. As if the match needed any more help in favour of the Selecao, head coach Tite has announced that star player Neymar Jr. will play again after recovering from an ankle injury.