Brazil vs South Korea: Raphinha can fire favourites into quarter-finals
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World Cup 2022: Brazil vs South Korea betting tips and odds
Brazil reached the last 16 of the World Cup as Group G winners despite a much-changed side losing their final game to Cameroon.
In a dramatic-packed climax to Group H, South Korea fought back from a goal down to post a 2-1 victory over Portugal and advance to the knockout phase on goals scored from Uruguay who failed to extend their lead against Ghana in the closing stages.
Wolves striker Hwang Hee-chan beat the offside trap to convert Son Heung-min’s clever through-ball to seal the win.
Brazil lost to an African country at the World Cup for the first time on Friday night, but 2-0 and 1-0 wins against Serbia and Switzerland respectively meant head coach Tite had been able to make nine changes to his team, although Neymar was still missing with an ankle injury.
The PSG striker returned to training at the weekend and is available to face South Korea, but Gabriel Jesus and Alex Telles are out for the rest of the tournament.
Prior to the Cameroon defeat, Brazil had not conceded a goal or a shot on target, so the Asian side head to Stadium 974 with a sense of trepidation mixed with joy having failed to get out of the group stage at the last two World Cups.
The South Americans remain the favourites in the World Cup winner odds at 9/4 and are 4/5 to win to nil again with their strongest side, but they have yet to be leading at half-time.
The South Korean players huddled in a nervous circle to watch the final extraordinary minutes of Uruguay’s clash with Ghana unfold on mobile phones and will have to show the same kind of unity to get past the Brazilians.
That is easier said than done as the Taegeuk Warriors have lost six of their seven meetings with Brazil, including a friendly in June when Neymar scored twice and Richarlison once in a 5-1 victory.
However, Monday’s contest will be the first competitive match between the nations and Tite’s side have hardly been banging in the goals, so with Neymar an injury doubt we’ll add a win and under 3.5 match goals at 10/11 as the next of our Brazil vs South Korea betting tips, with a 2-0 victory at 9/2 added to the mix.
The former Leeds man had three shots on target in the first two group games and scored a double in a 5-1 victory over Tunisia in Brazil’s final warm-up game for the World Cup.
At bigger odds, Manchester United midfielder Casemiro is 10/1 to get the ball rolling as he did with his superb strike against the Swiss or he can be backed at 7/2 just to score.
