Brazil dazzled with an exhibition of soccer and goals

Brazil wowed the world with a football exhibition at the height of its glory days. Everyone danced in this team that played to the rhythm of samba against a committed South Korea. Neymar, Vinicius, Raphinha, Richarlison and even the coach himself. A Tite who, at the age of 61, was urged to take a few steps on the wing, urged by his players, to celebrate a goal when a pass to the quarterfinals was already on track. On Friday Croatia awaits, a new obstacle for the ‘canarinha’ in their goal of achieving a sixth world title.

The first part of Brazil was just perfect. a work of art in which all its artists contributed their talent to complete a football festival never seen before at the World Cup in Qatar.

With Neymar recovering from his ankle injury, the ‘seleçao’ didn’t have to do much to make it 2-0 in the first quarter of an hour. Playing at a pace that seemed from another era, Raphinha only needed a tip of speed to go to the right and his cross from the baseline, after Neymar failed to arrive at first, Vinicius finished it into the net with a spectacular- amazing composure against various rivals. . Barça-Madrid tie at 1-0.

A fair but possible penalty from Jung Woo-young to Richarlison allowed Neymar to increase the scoring and, with 76 goals, come within one of Pelé’s record in Brazil.

Nobody could discover the art coming from the boots of Neymar, Vinicius, Raphinha or Richarlison, but everyone in the ‘verdeamarelha’ performed at a superlative level. Starting with the goalkeeper Alisson, who was cautious in his saves in some of the arrivals of the South Koreans, such as when he prevented them from entering the game by taking a shot with a thread in the squad of Hwang Hee-chan.

The central defenders also had their share of excellence in making it 3-0. Marquinhos played into the area’s balcony and Thiago Silva was first to assist so that Richarlison, alone, scored his third goal of the tournament.

Everyone worked in a superlative team. Casemiro distributed like he was Tostao and Lucas Paquetá, his double pivot partner, opened up to make it 4-0 with a volley after a superb bounce pass from Vinicius. Four goals in 36 minutes, more than three games in the first period.

The win could have been bigger if not for some helpful interventions by Kim Seung Gyu. In fact, in the second half, the goalkeepers succeeded. Brazil, in all things decided, continued to look for more goals, but with a certain relaxation, so that Alisson avoided two goals sung by Son and Hwang Hee-chan before conceding the first throughout the contest with a whiplash from outside the area by ex -Barcelona player Seung -Ho Paik.

This is the consolation for a South Korea that, overwhelmed by the display of ‘canarinha’, has become too honest and uncharacteristic of its physical strength. Tite allowed himself the luxury of resting Neymar, Vinicius and even Alisson. In goal, Weverton has already given minutes to his 26 calls, a detail that speaks of the fact that they are all focused on conquering the six-time world championship.