In a thrilling match, South Korea fought back from a big deficit. Although Son Heung-jin missed a crucial scoring opportunity, substitute Baek Seung-ho saved the day with a stunning world volley that helped Korea recover from a four-goal deficit to 1-4. Brazil seemed to be holding back in this half, not attacking the South Korean defense, otherwise the score would have been 1-7.
The defeat brought South Korea's record against South American teams in the World Cup to two draws and five losses, and two consecutive losses in the knockout stage. It is saddening to see that after 20 years, South Korea is once again standing on the threshold of the top eight in the World Cup.
For Brazil, their last eight appearances in the World Cup round of 16 have all been successful, with the last stoppage in 1990. Neymar, as the core of the team, contributed a goal to become the Brazilian legend who scored in three consecutive World Cups after Pele and Ronaldo, and his national team goal tally has reached 76, just one goal short of equaling Pele's all-time record.
