Brazil produced their best performance
of the World Cup so far, as they dance
their way to a one-sided 4-1 Victory
against South Korea at this Stadium
three at 974 in Doha. the five-time
Champions will now face the 2018
runners-up Croatia, for a spot in the
semi-finals . well Brazil got a major
boost with their talismanic forward,
Neymar making a return to the starting
eleven . after recovering from an ankle
injury ,Real Madrid’s vinicius Junior set
the tone of the match with a composed
finish.
from rafina’s Cross in the seventh
minute. Neymar got on the scoresheet six
minutes later the PSG star converted
from the spot after a foul on rushalison.
this was nearby 76th goal for Brazil and
he’s now just one shy of equaling the
legendary Pele, for most goals scored for
the country. with charlason then added to
his personal Show reel of great goals at
the World Cup.
when he slotted home after
some brilliant individual skill and
clever interplay with Thiago Silva.
Brazil put them again to bed in the
first half itself when they hit a
helpless South Korea on the counter in
the 36th minute ,attacking midfielder
Lucas Paquita scored with a well-placed
volley from a vinicius assist. the
Koreans however did score a late
consolation goal and what a good one it
was through Pak seung-ho, but the damage
was already done. following the match the
Brazilians held up a banner giving
tribute to 82 year old Pele. who was
hospitalized last week.
first of all I would like to thank God
for the strength , I have to be back on
the pitch to be able to train and to be
able to do everything ,I needed to do to
be on the pitch again , I’m happy to have
played well and now being called the man
of the match is something somewhat
difficult because everyone played very
well. we needed to commend all the
players and we are very happy with our
performance . that’s what we wanted ,we
wanted to move to the next round ,we
wanted to win and that’s what we got.