Just four minutes later, South Korea's back line exploded again as Richarlison set up a spot in the box before Neymar scored the penalty to extend Brazil's lead 2-0. The goal was Neymar's first of the World Cup. In the first round against Serbia, he suffered an ankle injury and missed two group games outright. Now he's back from injury in the knockout rounds and immediately announced his return as king with a goal.
Statistically, Neymar became the first player to follow Pele (1998/1962/196/1970) and Naldo (1998/2002/2006).
Neymar also scored his 76th goal for the national team, one goal away from Pele Brazil's all-time scoring record, which this match is expected to surpass.
In just 5 minutes, Korea conceded 2 goals in a row, a bad start, which is also related to the huge gap between the strength of the two teams. The backline was a domestic league defender that could not defend against world-class strikers.
