FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 - Group G - Cameroon v Brazil - Lusail Stadium, Lusail, Qatar - December 3, 2022 Brazil's Neymar gestures after the match REUTERS/Benoit Tessier(REUTERS)
The sixth match
of the FIFA World Cup 2022 Round of 16 will be played between Brazil and South
Korea. In a group that included Uruguay and Ghana, South Korea emerged as the
runners-up, overwhelming one of the biggest teams in the tournament, Portugal.
Brazil, after having started impressively and moved to the next round after two
matches, suffered a 0-1 defeat against Cameroon..
Overview
It was the first time that an African team defeated Brazil,
when Cameroon overwhelmed the pre-tournament favourites in their final group
match. Even though it didn’t make any difference in terms of group standing as
Brazil still finished first, it must have hurt their ego. South Korea - After
Japan - became the second Asian team to enter the Round of 16, and they
achieved it in style by defeating Cristiano Ronaldo’s Portuguese team.
Teams
Brazil
Brazil lived up to the expectations when they
started the FIFA World Cup 2022. Their exhibition of top-class football
included launching valiant attacks and scoring magical goals. However, Brazil's
shocking loss against Cameroon really put them within one goal of dropping out
of first place in Group G. In a world cup of upsets, that must be an eye-opener
for Brazil, who cannot afford to be complacent against the Taegeuk Warriors,
who are coming from beating Portugal. The biggest news for Brazil fans is that
Neymar has recovered from the injury he sustained against Serbia. He is fit to
play against South Korea.
South
Korea
South Korea must be riding high on confidence
after beating their European rivals, Portugal. Korea plays fast-paced, exciting
and attacking football while also putting up strong defence. They frequently
commit potentially-fatal errors in the middle of the field, but this is just
the way they love to play.
Prediction
This will be the
end of the road for South Korea even though they will impress with their
attack. Brazil will win it 3-1.
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