Brazil will face South Korea in the 1/8 finals of the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar. The match between the two will take place on 5 December at the 974 Stadium in Doha. Will the South Americans live up to their status as favourites?
Bookmaker Ratings: Prediction #1 – Brazil Total Goals Over 2 – 1.70.
Bookmaker Ratings: Prediction #2 – HT/FT – Both Brazil – 1.67.
Based on the above, we can assume a successful Brazilian attacking performance. The leaders will be back in the starting line-up, while the Koreans’ defence is far from ideal. Korea has conceded four goals in the group and allowed 30 shots on goal. The Brazilians have been going nowhere in the group, but they will need to step it up in the playoffs. Against the Koreans, they will certainly want to prove themselves offensively. All the more reason to make everyone forget about the defeat against Cameroon as soon as possible.
The Brazilian team are definitely betting on winning the World Cup. So far there have been no problems at the tournament, the defeat against Cameroon is due to rotation and lack of motivation. Brazil is very powerful in attack and will surely bet on it, a Brazilian goal will only be a matter of time, and then South Korea will need to open up, which the favourites will certainly take advantage of.
Brazil is the most titled country on the planet. They have won five World Cups. However, their last trophy was won in 2002.
Four years ago, at the World Cup in Russia, Brazil finished top of the group. The South American side defeated Mexico (2-0) in the 1/8 finals before losing to Belgium (1-2).
Brazil has made it to the upcoming World Cup in Qatar without any problems, finishing in first place in their qualifying zone. In 17 matches, the team managed to score 14 wins and three draws.
Brazil got through the group round with ease, finishing first with six points under their belt. They quietly beat Serbia (2-0) and Switzerland (1-0) in their opening two games, before playing an experimental line-up in the final round and losing to Cameroon (0-1).
It is worth noting that Neymar and Alex Sandro could be absent from the upcoming game. Let’s remind you that the PSG forward suffered an ankle injury in the opening game of the 2022 World Cup and hasn’t played since.
South Korea has taken part in 11 World Cups. They have not missed out on the last ten. Their record is far more modest – fourth place in the 2002 World Cup.
The Asian Tigers qualified for the World Cup with relative ease, finishing second in their zone final group, only to be outclassed by Iran, but well ahead of their pursuers.
South Korea got off to a (0-0) start against Uruguay, lost (2-3) to Ghana in the second leg and then cruised to a hard-fought win against Portugal (2-1) in the final group match.
With four points, the Koreans finished second in their group, better than the Uruguayans – who might have been better off had they scored against the Ghanaians in the other half.
The two teams played a friendly this summer in which the Brazilians claimed a confident win (5-1). In all, there are five matches between these teams, with four wins for the Seleços and one win for the Koreans.
In our opinion, the teams will take to the field with the following line-ups:
Brazil: Alisson – Militao, Marquinhos, Silva, Danilo – Paqueta, Casemiro, Neymar Raphinha, Richarlison, Vinicius Jr.
South Korea: Seung-gyu – Moon-hwan, Kyung-won, Young-gwon, Jin-su – In-beom, Woo-young – Hee-chan, Kang-in, Heung-min – Gue-sung.
The fixture will be played at Stadium 974 (44,089) in Doha, Qatar.
This starting whistle will sound on the 5th of December, 2022, at 20:00 UK Time.
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