Moment: 'Neymar will train and then we will see' - Tite on return of forward
Brazil take on South Korea in their World Cup last-16 tie as they hope to positively respond after their shock 1-0 loss to Cameroon last time out.
Tite’s side are favourites to reach the quarter-finals and have been boosted by Neymar’s return to training this week although questions remain about his match fitness after recovering from an ankle injury.
South Korea come into the match with confidence following their sensational late victory over Portugal which saw them sneak into the knockout rounds at the expense of Uruguay.
Their best-ever performance at a finals was reaching the semis on home soil in 2002, can they repeat that feat 20 years later? The winner here will take on Croatia in the quarter-finals, after Luka Modric’s side defeated Japan on penalties. Follow all the action with our live blog below, following reaction from the Japan vs Croatia penalty shoot-out
Brazil 4-0 South Korea
45 mins: Five minutes of added time to play at the end of the first time. South Korea will just want to get into the changing room and reset. They’ve been blown away tonight.
Brazil 4-0 South Korea
42 mins: Will Brazil step off the gas and make some changes in the second half? That’s doubtful considering they’re playing Croatia next and look a class above them in this tournament so far.
There’ll be a few squad players wanting to get on the pitch though.
Brazil 4-0 South Korea
39 mins: Brazil will have been wounded by their shock defeat to Cameroon in the last game of the group stages - even though their second string players were on the pitch - yet they’ve responded in immaculate fashion tonight.
Four goals before half-time with six minutes left to play.
GOAL! Brazil 4-0 South Korea (Paqueta, 36’)⚽️
36 mins: Lucas Pacqueta gets in on the action and scores his first ever World Cup goal. Brazil storm at the South Korean defence and set up a four vs four situation.
Vinicius Junior brings the ball into the left side of the area then chips it over to the arriving Paqueta who volleys it into the bottom left hand corner!
Brazil 3-0 South Korea
32 mins: South Korea may be starting to think about game-management. The match is over and Brazil are going to win at a canter but Paulo Bento won’t want his team getting hammered seven or eight nil - which is a possibility right now.
GOAL! Brazil 3-0 South Korea (Richarlison, 29’)⚽️
29 mins: Brazil are running away with it now!
How to describe this? From a corner Brazil recycle the ball into the box and an attempted clearance from Hwang brings the ball to Richarlison. He brings the ball under control with three or four skillful headers before sending the ball forward and sprinting into the box.
Two passes later Brazil have broken down the South Korean defence and Richarlison flicks the ball past Kim Seung-Gyu to add to Brazil’s ever growing lead.
Brazil 2-0 South Korea
27 mins: Close! Neymar is fed the ball in space in front of goal. He’s got Vinicius to his left and Richarlison to the right but decides to drive into the box himself and look to set up a shot.
He overruns the opportunity but wins a corner that is then easily dealt with by South Korea.
Brazil 2-0 South Korea
22 mins: This is just the second time Brazil have scored twice in the opening 13 minutes of a World Cup game, previously doing so against Costa Rica in 2002.
They went on to win 5-2. In all honesty I can’t see South Korea getting two goals against them tonight.
Brazil 2-0 South Korea
19 mins: Son Heung-min looks to start something for South Korea after receiving the ball in his own half. He shifts around one midfielder but only has Cho Gue-Sung up the pitch with him.
A short run with the ball carries him into Brazil’s half but he loses possession with options to pass to and the Selecao take control once again.
