• Big favorite to lift the trophy in Qatar, Brazil must find their offensive inspiration to go to the end.

  • Against the Auriverde, South Korea hopes to replicate the same feat as against Portugal.

  • The match will be played on the lawn of the al-Janoub stadium, which can accommodate 44,325 spectators.

If you think Brazil's round of 16 against South Korea will be a mere formality, think again.

After flying past their World Cup qualifiers, the Seleção seem less flamboyant in Qatar. 

Neymar's return should, however, provide offensive solutions for Tite's men.

Opposite, the South Koreans are euphoric following performances commanding respect during the group stage.

On which channel to watch the match Brazil - South Korea?

The meeting will be broadcast on Monday December 5 at 8 p.m., unencrypted on TF1, as well as on BeIN Sports 1 and BeIN Sports 2, only for subscribers to the channel.

You can also follow the Brazil - South Korea match live on 20 Minutes via our live commentary. 

Brazil are counting on Neymar

Out of injury in the first match against Serbia, the Brazilian genius treated his ankle in time to help his teammates in the round of 16. 

It must be said that without the PSG star, the Seleção only scored one goal in two matches, against Switzerland (1-0 victory) and Cameroon (0-1 defeat).

This lack of inspiration in front of goals is almost unusual, as the five-time world champions have accustomed us to better lately. 

Before the surprise defeat against the Indomitable Lions, when they had already qualified, the Auriverde had not lost since the Copa América final against Argentina in July 2021. 

This is to say the talent and the form of this selection which can also count on Richarlison, author of a double during the entry into the running of Brazil.

On the sides, Raphinha and Vinicius Junior (or even Rodrygo when he comes into play) will have to raise their level of play for the Seleção to become a scoring machine again.

World champions in 2002, the Brazilians want to reproduce the performance of the Blues, who lifted two trophies in the competition twenty years apart.

They are only four wins away from doing so...

South Korea, unpredictable

1 win, 1 draw and 1 loss.

The least we can say is that the Asians had an irregular course during the group stage.

If you want to push the cork, it even seems that they obtained the opposite results to those expected.

Honestly, who could have imagined that the Taegeuk Warriors, 28th in the FIFA rankings, would bring down Cristiano Ronaldo's Portugal (1-2)?

Admittedly, Portugal had already qualified and the fivefold Ballon d'Or only played half-time, but still...

Previously, the South Koreans shared the points with Uruguay (0-0) and fell to Ghana (2-3).

They qualified thanks to the goals scored.

At the expense of Luis Suarez's Charruas, who are still crying...

Hero of qualification, Hwang would see himself scoring again against the Brazilian ogre.

The selection of Son, a real star on the side of Tottenham and brilliant against Portugal, has a great opportunity to enter the history of the World Cup on Monday.

On June 2, the two selections met in a friendly match and Brazil beat South Korea (1-5).

But the World Cup factor, and the pressure that goes with it, is a big game-changer.

Especially for the Brazilians, leaders of the FIFA rankings and whose supporters hope for a final victory or nothing from their selection in Qatar.

The team that qualifies will face the winner of the match between Japan and Croatia (Tuesday at 4 p.m.).

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