OK, now, it’s time to be scared. Brazil are officially and convincingly the most prolific, organized, intimidating and perfectly-balanced World Cup squad that seems unstoppable on its quest for the trophy.The Selecao have bulldozed South Korea 4-0 in their last 16 clash on Monday night in such a sublime manner that it deserves nothing but a standing ovation.Brazil have more scored goals in the first half against South Korea (4) than the ENTIRE group stage (3) 😱Growing into the tournament 👀 pic.twitter.com/iilEZQaoEn— ESPN FC (@ESPNFC) December 5, 2022 Stylish and ruthless at the same time, the South Americans thumped Heung-min Son and his teammates, putting four in the back of the net after only 35 minutes.Vinicius Jr opened the scoring, Neymar followed from the spot, and Richarlison and Paqueta added two more to march to the quarter-finals. At some moments, they even recreated that ‘joga bonito’ style, which encapsulates Brazilian charm and way of playing football as if they’re chilling on the beaches of Rio de Janeiro.Samba was merciless, though. And once they scored, you could see them dancing in jubilation, even with their head coach Tite, tempting all non-Brazilian fans in the stands to join them.Poor Koreans, on the other hand, can’t be bothered with criticism for such a World Cup exit because their desire to compete was blatantly obvious. Too bad it was a mission impossible against such an impeccable rival.pic.twitter.com/LMjTIw3DSL— Out Of Context Football (@nocontextfooty) December 5, 2022 They even had quite a few goal-scoring opportunities, but Liverpool’s Brazilian custodian Alisson was as good as his forwards. However, even he was unable to get a hold of the fantastic effort of Seung Ho-Paik, some 15 minutes before the final whistle.Once they secured a victory, the title contenders slowed down a bit and shifted their focus to the upcoming quarter-final clash against Croatia. We’ll see them in the semi-final against their archrival Argentina if they recreate some of that Monday magic. Can Messi stop that samba? Not sure, but no dilemma – there’s no place on a dance floor for both of them.QATAR 2022 WORLD CUP ROUND OF 16SaturdayNetherlands – USA 3-1 (2-0)/Depay 10, Blind 45+1, Dumfries 81 – Wright 76/Argentina – Australia 2-1 (1-0)/Messi 35, Alvarez 57 – Martinez 77 og/SundayFrance – Poland 3-1 (1-0)/Giroud 44, Mbappe 74, 90+1 – Lewandowski 90+7 pen/England – Senegal 3-0 (2-0)/Henderson 38, Kane 45+3, Saka 57/MondayJapan – Croatia 2-4 pen (1-1)/Maeda 43 – Perisic 55/Brazil – South Korea 4-1 (4-0)/Vinicius Jr 7, Neymar 13, Richarlison 29, Paqueta 36 – Ho-Paik 76/Tuesday18:00: (7.25) Morocco (3.70) Spain (1.62)22:00: (2.00) Portugal (3.40) Switzerland (4.30)***odds are subject to change
