After missing two World Cup group matches due to injury, Nima finally made a strong return in the Round of 16, scoring a spectacular goal to help Brazil beat South Korea 4-1, making the 30-year-old striker the third player in Brazilian soccer history to score in three consecutive World Cups, alongside the legendary scorer Billy and the "Great General" Ronaldo.
Nima made his debut in the match and scored from a penalty kick in the 13th minute, bringing his goal tally to seven in three World Cups. After the match, he was honored as the best player of the match. Nima's national team goal count has also increased to 76 goals, only one less than Brazil's all-time leading goal scorer, Billy, and the day he breaks the record seems no longer far away.
It's worth noting that Brazil led 4-0 in the first half of this tournament, the second time in the team's history that they scored four goals in the first half of a World Cup, the last time it happened was in 1954. The dominance of the Brazilian team was evident in this game.
