Brazil will face South Korea in the last-16 of FIFA World Cup 2022. This pre-quarterfinal match between the two teams on Monday. In this match, everyone’s eyes will be on Brazilian star player Neymar. Actually, according to the reports, Neymar can make his comeback in the World Cup from this match.
South Korea were the second lowest-ranked side to make the knockout stage but the Tottenham Hotspurs forward was clear that the Brazilians won’t be taking them lightly.
“They are an aggressive and strong team. We can’t afford to make mistakes,” warned Richarlison.
Still, the South Koreans will know that the odds are against them. Coach Paulo Bento’s side has recent experience of how chastening an experience it can be to take on Brazil. The teams met in a friendly in Seoul in June and Brazil romped to a 5-1 victory, with Neymar scoring two penalties.
But this has been a World Cup of upsets. Brazil, Belgium, Argentina and France – the world’s four top-ranked sides – have all lost to significantly less-fancied sides in the group stages of this tournament. Four-time winners Germany could not even make it to the knockouts.
The South Koreans have pulled off their own surprise win too: Their tournament looked to be over until substitute Hwang Hee-chan popped up in injury time to score the winner in a 2-1 victory over already qualified Portugal on Friday
South Korea and Brazil will compete for the first time
This will be the first time in the history of football that Brazil will officially compete with South Korea. However, seven friendly matches have been played between the two teams before this. In which Brazil has won 6 matches. At the same time, in the year 1999, a match was named after South Korea. Now both these teams will face each other in the pre-quarter final match of the World Cup. This will be the first time in the history of the FIFA World Cup that Brazil and South Korea will compete. In such a situation, this match between the two teams is expected to be very exciting.
Brazil coach has confirmed the recovery and availability of PSG talisman, Neymar Junior for this game, which will be a big boost for the South American team. Tottenham Hotspur striker, Richarlison will also be looking to add to his goal tally in this encounter. Tottenham Hotspur forward, Son Heung-min will be the focal point for Korea as they aim to make history while counting on support from Wolves striker, Hee-Chan Hwang to do the damage upfront.
Venue :Stadium 974
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