KnockOut Round 6|Match Analysis|Brazil vs South Korea

Neymar

Neymar returned from injury and scored with his 76th goal for his country, putting him just one shy of Pelé's long-standing goal record.

Neymar completed 36 of his 80 successful passes. He had a pass% of 81.8%. Neymar also provided an assist with scoring; he made two key passes, six passes to the final third, and two passes in the penalty box. Neymar's touches were mostly concentrated in the middle third (31) and the attacking third (20). He made a total of 54 passes.

Richarlison

Richarlison

Richarlison scored the third goal of the match. His pass found Marquinhos, who laid off to Thiago Silva who then found Richarilson with a one-touch pass in the box before slotting calmly past the keeper. He also scored the third goal of the World Cup.

Paqueta

Brazil broke into space through Neymar, who found Vinicius Junior in space down the left-hand side, who chipped the ball to the top of the box for the West Ham United midfielder to score past the keeper.

Brazil has advanced to the quarterfinals, where they will face Croatia. Brazil last faced Croatia in the 2006 World Cup, where Kaka scored a screamer. Brazil won 1-0. Can they win it too? Stay tuned.