A fabulous show of football by Brazil sent South Korea packing in their FIFA World Cup 2022 Round of 16 match at the 974 Stadium in Doha . The Brazilian side completely outplayed the Koreans in the first half as the South Americans scored 4 goals in a span of 29 minutes.
The Asian side could salvage its reputation in the second half, but just, with the help of a 76th-minute goal. The match ended 4-1 with Brazil set to take on Croatia in a quarter-final clash.
The men in yellow began the assault on their Asian rivals when Vinicius Junior, assisted by Neymar Jr netted home in the seventh minute with a right-foot shot. As a sea of yellow cheered their side incessantly in the 40,000-capacity stadium made with shipping containers, Brazil scored the second goal with the help of a penalty taken by Neymar Jr in the 13th minute.
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Brazil’s third goal came in the 29th minute when Richarlison shot from the center of the box to make it 3-0. He was assisted by Thiago Silva.Lucas Paqueta, assisted by Vinicius Junior, made no mistake in the 36th minute to make it 4-0 for the South American side.
Several South Korean fans left the stadium in tears as their team became the last Asian side to exit from the tournament on Tuesday.
In the First match of the day Goalkeeper Dominik Livakovic was the hero, saving three penalties in the shootout, as Croatia edged past Japan after a 1-1 draw to reach the FIFA World Cup quarterfinals at Janoub stadium.
The Russia 2018 runners-up held their nerve and won the penalty shootout 3-1 as Livakovic kept out the first two efforts before stopping Maya Yoshida’s kick, then Mario Pasalic converted the vital effort to take his side through.
At the end of the full-time play, the teams were locked one-all and the 30 minutes of extra time also failed to break the deadlock.
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