South Korea - Brazil, Picks and Tips
South Korea has been present at every world finals tournament since 1986. It co-hosted the 2002 World Cup with Japan and reached the semi-finals after being eliminated in the semi-finals by Germany. Had they got past the Germans, the South Koreans would have played the Grand Final against... Brazil. But the national team from Seoul also lost the small final to Turkey and finished 4th. In Germany in 2006, South Korea didn't make it out of the group stage. In South Africa, four years later, they reached the last 16, followed by Brazil and Russia, where South Korea didn't make it beyond the group stage.Undoubtedly the star of South Korea's national team is Heung-min Son, Tottenham's attacking midfielder. With Spurs, Son managed to finish 4th in the Premier League and qualify for the upcoming Champions League. Another Englishman is Wolverhampton striker Hee-chan Hwang. He has an estimated transfer market value of €16 million. We also review Bordeaux striker Ui-jo Hwang and Freiburg's Woo-yeong Jeong.
It's been 20 years since Brazil last won the World Cup. It was at the 2002 edition, co-hosted by South Korea and Japan. The final took place in Yokohama and the Cariocas won 2-0 thanks to Ronaldo's double.
The Brazilians have won the most World Cup trophies. They have won in Sweden (1958), Chile (1962), Mexico (1970), USA (1994) and Korea and Japan (2002). They have lost the final twice, first at home to Uruguay (1950) and the other to France (1998).Although they still have one more game to play in the preliminaries, against Argentina, Brazil cannot lose first place. It has played 17 games in these preliminaries and won 14 of them. Three other matches ended in draws.
Neymar has scored eight goals and made eight decisive passes. Richarlison, Everton's striker, finished with six goals. The Brazilians have scored 40 goals in 17 games and conceded just five.
Brazil coach Tite has a lot to choose from when it comes to the make-up of his team. In fact, that has always been the case when it comes to the Seleção. Two first-choice goalkeepers, Alisson and Ederson. Defenders like Militao, Marquinhos and Thiago Silva, defensive linemen like Casemiro, Fabinho, Fred or Guimaraes or attacking players like Rapinha, Neymar, Coutinho, Paqueta, Vinicius or Firmino. A full-strength team that is also the favourite to win the 2022 World Cup in Qatar.
Our recommendation tip for South Korea - Brazil : BOTH TEAMS TO SCORE @ 2.10