Brazil went four up when Vinicius picked out Lucas Paqueta who scored with a well-placed volley but South Korea fought and pulled one back
By Kehinde Okeowo
Brazil delivered a warning to their World Cup rivals with a dazzling display of attacking brilliance to dismantle Asian side, South Korea and set up a quarter-final against Croatia.
Vinicius Junior opened the scoring for Brazil as early as the 7th minute when he scored from an assist provided by Neymar to make it 1-0 to the selecao
Brazil then doubled their advantage four minutes later when the referee awarded a spot kick to the South Americans after Woo-Young Jung tripped Richarlison inside the box.
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Neymar stepped forward and put the penalty away with the right foot with South Korean goalkeeper, Seung-Gyu Kim, firmly rooted to the middle of the post.
It went from bad to worse for South Korea in the 29th minute when Richarlison scored the third goal with his left foot after receiving a pass from Thiago Silva.
Brazil went four up with another gem after 36 minutes, Vinicius picking out Lucas Paqueta for West Ham’s expensive acquisition to score with a well-placed volley.
South Korea, to their great credit, continued to compete and forced several fine saves from Brazil keeper Alisson, before substitute Paik Seung-ho pulled one back with a glorious 30-yard strike to add to the night’s collection of special goals.
