South Korea, after a hard-fought battle, scored in the last five minutes of the qualifying round thanks to a breakthrough assist from Son.
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South Korea suffered an unprecedented defeat against Brazil, the favorites to win the championship.
The match was almost a garbage time after 15 minutes, South Korea started the match with 442 to welcome Neymar back to Brazil, the biggest problem of South Korea is the tactical arrangement in the opening match, South Korea adopted a more aggressive attacking style in the opening match, as mentioned in the pre-match analysis article [Caddar World Cup] South Korea vs Brazil pre-match analysis, Brazil's ball possession and field control is superior. In a game where Switzerland is playing a full defensive counterattack, they can still score goals with their individual abilities. The first goal was conceded by Brazilian players on the right flank, the number of defenders against Brazilian attackers was not much different, and the explanation of South Korea's defense was not clear, which led to the leakage of people at the back point. 10 minutes later, South Korea's backline was not active in the penalty box, and was intercepted from behind and unintentionally paid for a foul that could have declared the end of the game. As this is a knockout match, losing 2 goals and losing 4 goals have no effect, so South Korea pressed on the attack, giving Brazil more space to counterattack and score a goal, which made Brazil lead 4:0 at the end of the first half.
Overall, Brazil didn't face too much of a challenge in this match, and it was good to have Neymar on the field to adjust his form for the final 8. For South Korea, the loss was a result of poor tactical setup before the match. With their footwork and midfield control not as good as their opponents, it was more important for the defense to use their numbers to limit the opponents' offense. For the next South Korea, Son will be 34 years old if he is still in the lineup, it is doubtful whether he can maintain enough competitive status, and the back line and midfield South Korea does not have enough outstanding players to support, so how to improve the strength of the midfield will be a big test for South Korea in the future.
