Brazil Knocks Out South Korea 4-1 To Advance To Quarterfinals

Topline

Brazil knocked South Korea out of the World Cup tournament Monday to advance to the quarterfinals, marking the eighth consecutive time the most successful team in World Cup history has qualified for the round.

Brazil’s Neymar controls the ball during the World Cup round of 16 soccer match between Brazil and … [+] South Korea at the Stadium 974 in Doha, Qatar, Monday, December 5, 2022.

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Key Facts

Brazil’s Vinicius Junior scored against South Korea just seven minutes into the first half of the match, followed by Neymar with a penalty kick and goals by Richarlison and Lucas Paqueta.

Neymar, with 77 goals with Brazil’s national team, needs only one more to tie Brazilian soccer legend Pele for the title of the country’s all-time highest scorer (7 of those goals were during a World Cup).

Though South Korea’s back line struggled to defend against Brazil’s attacks, Seung-Ho Paik scored in the second half to bring the score to 4-1 at fulltime.

Surprising Fact

Brazil has won five World Cups, the most of any country in tournament history.

What To Watch For

On Friday, Brazil will face off in the quarterfinals against Croatia, which advanced to the next round after defeating Japan 3-1 on penalties after a 1-1 tie. If Brazil defeats Croatia, they’ll face the winner of the Friday Argentina-Netherlands matchup in the semifinals.

Key Background

The 11 teams that remain in the tournament Monday are Brazil, the Netherlands, Argentina, France, England, Croatia, Brazil, Morocco, Spain, Portugal and Switzerland. The U.S. was knocked out by the Netherlands on Saturday. Croatia, the Netherlands, Argentina, England and France have already secured their spots in the tournament quarterfinals, leaving the six remaining squads to compete for the three remaining slots. The World Cup final is scheduled to take place Sunday, December 18.

Big Number

$440 million. That’s how much in prize money FIFA will dole out to the 32 national teams who competed in the World Cup, including $42 million to the winner.

Source: https://www.forbes.com/sites/carlieporterfield/2022/12/05/qatar-world-cup-brazil-knocks-out-south-korea-4-1-to-advance-to-quarterfinals/