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 4-1 South Korea
86 mins: South Korea get away with one after goalkeeper Kim Seung-gyu gives the ball away. It’s played into Rodrygo who can’t finish it off the chance.
Brazil 4-1 South Korea
83 mins: Brazil are going to be taking on Croatia in the quarter-finals and have never lost to the European side in four meetings. If they get through that one there is the possibility that they will then face Argentina in the semis in what would be a blockbuster clash.
Brazil 4-1 South Korea
80 mins: This is a nice touch from Tite. He makes his two final substitutions bringing on Rodrygo for Neymar and third choice goalkeeper Weverton in place of Alisson.
Weverton was the only member of the Brazil squad not to get any minutes in the tournament so far and he’ll play out the rest of this last-16 tie.
GOAL! Brazil 4-1 South Korea (Paik,76’)⚽️
76 mins: South Korea get one back! Paik Seung-Ho, a Barcelona academy graduate, brings the ball under control after it’s headed out of the Brazilian box.
He’s 25-yards out from goal but blasts a left-footed effort at goal and catches it brilliantly. There’s a slight deflection which wrongfoots Alisson and he’s rooted to the spot as the ball finishes in the back of the net.
Brazil 4-0 South Korea
75 mins: Is this performance reflective of Brazil’s pre-tournament moniker that they’re favourites to win the whole competition? Quite possibly.
This South Korean side defeated Portugal but it’s the second time in six months that Brazil have scored four+ goals against them.
Brazil 4-0 South Korea
72 mins: Two more changes for Brazil now as Gabriel Martinelli and Bremer are brought on by Tite. Vinicius Jr and Danilo are the two players replaced.
Brazil 4-0 South Korea
69 mins: Save! South Korea whip the ball in from the left and it comes all the way through to Hwang Hee-Chan. He blazes a fine shot at goal but is denied by the outstretched hand of Alisson.
He tips the ball into the back of Cho Gue-Sung who’s sprawled on the floor. It bobbles over to Son Heung-min who drills two shots at goal but whacks both into the desperate Marquinhos as the centre-back leaps across to block the ball.
Following the second shot the offside flag eventually goes up against Cho.
Brazil 4-0 South Korea
66 mins: Brazil’s tempo and intensity has slackened, understandably. That’s giving South Korea a bit more confidence to press them higher up the pitch.
Lee Jae-Sung goes on a fine run through the middle of the pitch before sending the ball out wide.
Brazil 4-0 South Korea
63 mins: Brazil’s corner comes to nothing and Tite decides to make a change. Eder Militao is taken off with Dani Alves being brought on for the final half an hour or so.
Brazil 4-0 South Korea
60 mins: Save! Raphinha is the Brazilian that seems the most hungry for a goal. He weaves into the right side of the box and fizzes a shot at goal but it’s solid stop from goalkeeper Kim Seung-Gyu who turns the ball behind for a corner.
