By Eniola Olatunji
…Celebrate ailing football legend, Pele.
The Samba boys of Brazil on Monday night in Qatar dazzled the Asian Tigers, South Korea 4-1 in the round of 16 creating fears that there would be an avalanche of goals as the four goals of brazil were scored in the first half.
Vinicius Junior opened scoring in the 7th minute after receiving a pass from Neymar Junior who was risking his ankle injury. Neymar himself got the 2nd goal via a penalty in in the 13th minute as Brazil tutored the Tigers on accurate passes on the green grass and not jumping in forests hunting meet.
Thiago Silva showed stuff when he made an accurate pass to Richarlison who scored the 3rd goal in the 29th minute before Lucas Paqueta pounced on a Vinicius cross pass to score the 4th goal at 36th minute.
The Tigers must have had great pep talks at have time as they came smoking in the 2nd half forcing Brazil to upgrade to blocking their goal area. All Brazilians old and young must have lined up to block the Brazil goal post riffled a ballistic missile about 30m at 76th minute into the Brazil net gingering the Koreans to buckle up at 4-1.
Immediately 40 year old Ref Clement Turpin of France blowed the final whistle, Brazil introduced the Samba dance and brandished a banner of legendary Edson Aranson de Nascimento known as Pele who is battling medical challenges in Brazilian hospital. Pele won three world cup titles.
South Korea is always kicked out at the group stages but the Tigers jumped the fence twice in 2010 when the team reached the round of 16 in South Africa and that best performance of 4th place in 2002.
That cannot be in anyway compared to five times champions’ record of Brazil in 1958, 1962, 1970, 1994 and 2002. They were twice runners-up in 1950 and 1998; twice Bronze Medalist in 1978 and 1938; also twice 4th place in 1974 and 2014.
Brazil beat South Korea 5-1 on 2nd February 2022; 3-0 on 19th November 2019 and 3-2 on 20th November 2002. The biggest win of South Korea was 16-0 over Nepal played at Incheon, South Korea on 29th September 2003 and their biggest defeat was when Sweden spanked them 12-0 in London on 5th August 1948.
Croatia will meet Brazil in the quarter finals on Monday night.
On Tuesday, Portugal will slug it out with Men of the Red Crosses, Switzerland at 4pm before the last of the African Team standing; The Atlas Lions of Morocco meet Spain at 8pm.
Eniola Olatunji reporting.
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On Tuesday, Portugal will slug it out with Men of the Red Crosses, Switzerland at 4pm before the last of the African Team standing; The Atlas Lions of Morocco meet Spain at 8pm.
Eniola Olatunji reporting.
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