Brazil vs South Korea Live match preview

Tite held a press conference ahead of Friday's final group match against Cameroon and wished Pele a speedy recovery after he was admitted to hospital in Sao Paulo mid-week.

The three-time world champion, now 82, underwent a "re-evaluation" of the chemotherapy he received after undergoing surgery to remove a colon tumor last September.

Brazil still have plenty of formidable attacking options after Gabriel Jesus returns home with an injury, but they haven't since Neymar escaped with a sprained ankle in the opening match against Serbia 2-0 on 24 November. , can only be scored once.

"He'll be back and the whole team will be better," said Richarlison, who scored twice against Serbia on Friday. "I hope he comes back. Everyone saw how much we missed him in the last two games. I think I will be better when he comes back. ”

If Brazil wins at Stadion 974 in Doha, they will face either Japan or Croatia in the quarter-finals and are yet to face big rivals Argentina in the Round of 16.

South Korea were the second-lowest team, but the Tottenham Hotspur striker knew the Brazilian didn't take them lightly.

"They are an aggressive and strong team. You can't go wrong," Richarlison warned.

Still, Koreans will find themselves in a disadvantageous situation. Paulo Bento's side have seen how cool they have been against Brazil in recent times. The two sides played a friendly in Seoul in June, where Brazil won 5-1 and Neymar scored two penalties.

But this was a surprise World Cup. All four of the world's top-ranked teams - Brazil, Belgium, Argentina and France - lost to less popular teams in the group stages of this tournament. Four-time champions Germany didn't even make it to the last 16.

The Koreans also scored their own surprise victory.

Their tournament seemed over until substitute Hwang Hee-chan showed up in stoppage time to decide Friday's winner in a 2-1 win over already qualified Portugal. They hope talisman Son Heung-min will lead the team against Brazil on Monday after crashing to the ground on Friday to help them reach the last 16.

"Great, but our competition is not over yet," said Son, who happened to be Richarlison's teammate at Spurs after the dramatic win over Portugal.

"We've always talked about reaching the round of 16 as a goal, but now we need to try to surpass that," Song, who cried tears of joy, told South Korean media in Doha.

South Korea are the only Asian team to reach the semi-finals before co-hosting Japan in 2002. On Monday, they hope to shock Brazil on their way to making history again.