Brazil put on a show in the game, scoring four goals in the first half, with the return of star Neymar to the field
They even substituted their third-string goalkeeper as Weverton replaced Alison with 10 minutes to go in the contest, shortly after Korea scored a consolation goal.
“We were focused on being balanced, because I thought if we didn’t have a balanced attack, we might lose the game,” said Brazil head coach Tite. “We wanted our players to have a good performance with and without the ball.” “This is going to sound strange, but I didn’t think we started that badly, based on the strategy we had both offensively and defensively,” said Korea’s Portuguese head coach Paulo Bento. “We didn’t want to press Brazil too much; we know they have a lot of quality on their team and can play through you when you try to pressure them.
Neymar put Brazil up 2-0 six minutes later, converting a penalty kick past Kim, on what was a pretty soft call. In typical Neymar fashion, he danced up to the ball before gently stroking it past Kim, who was leaning the other way. With the game in hand, Brazil took its foot off the pedal, although they still pushed forward looking for a fifth goal. The Brazilians had a number of chances, but their finishing was not as sharp as it had been in the first half.Article content“I think it was a very good performance, that was the best 45 minutes that we’ve played in a while,” Richarlison said. “We’re happy because we played well and I think that was the most perfect half we’ve played so far in this tournament.
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