KnockOut Round 6|Match Analysis|Brazil vs South Korea

Brazil faced South Korea in the first knockout round of the FIFA World Cup. Knowing a win would propel the Samba boys to the quarterfinals, Neymar was also back in the starting lineup after missing the group stages. South Korea, on the other hand, were flying high after they defeated Portugal (2-1) and drew with Uruguay.

Brazil used a 4-2-3-1 formation with Neymar returning to the starting lineup, while the rest of the lineup remained unchanged. South Korea went with a 4-4-2 formation.

Brazil dashed the dreams of the Koreans by scoring four goals against them. Neymar scored on his return; Vini Jr, Richarlison and Lucas Paqueta also contributed to the demolition job.

The stadium was lively with Samba fans making sure they were heard by beating drums, dancing, and frolicking, while Brazil enjoyed themselves while toying with a team that had progressed at the expense of Ghana and Uruguay and had beaten Portugal.

We will look at the players who contributed to defeating Korea:

Vini Jr

Brazil distributed the ball beautifully with a plethora of one-touch passing combinations that cornered the South Koreans, who had no plan to defend against so much talent.

Vini Jr.'s development is continuing nicely, helping Neymar Jr. carry the hopes of the nation. The 22-year-old was a constant menace with his raw pace and dribbling skills.

In the seventh minute, he put Brazil in the lead with a curled strike into the top left corner, taking his sweet time to shoot over the goalkeeper and four defenders who were crowding the area in front of him.

Vini made 22 passes, out of which he completed 22 of them. He had a pass% of 78.6%. He made one assist, two key passes, and three passes to the final third. With 20 touches, he spent the majority of his time in the attacking third. Vini made a total of 36 passes.