Brazil will play Croatia in the quarterfinals after cruising to a 4-1 win over South Korea in the round of 16 at the 2022 FIFA World Cup.
With his score in the 13th minute, Neymar now has 76 career goals for Brazil -- one behind Pelé for Brazil's all-time record.
In the 29th minute, Brazil started to get fancy with their scoring. Richarlison buried a left-footed shot after a pretty passing display.Paquetá came streaking into the play in the 36th minute, collecting a lob pass from Vini Jr. and rocketed a shot into the net. Brazil made several subs in the second half in an effort to preserve energy moving forward. Éder Militão, Danilo, Vini Jr., Alisson and Neymar all exited in the final 45 minutes. Brazil has now used all 26 players at the World Cup.
South Korea got on the board in the 76th minute to end Brazil's clean sheet. Seung-ho scored for the Red Devils on a left-footed shot from outside the box, coming after a free kick was deflected out to him.Next up, they'll face 2018 runner-up Croatia in the quarterfinal on Friday at 10 a.m. ET in Qatar.
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