By Aditi Sangal and Mike Hayes, CNN
Although Brazil dominated South Korea with a 4-1 thrashing on Monday, it could have been much worse had it not been for the efforts of Kim Seung-gyu.
The goalkeeper's heroics ensured Brazil's final scoreline wasn't even more lopsided. According to the final statistics, Brazil had 18 attempts at goal, 10 of which were on target. So it could have been worse.
Here are some shots where he's doing some stellar work.
Brazil is through to the quarterfinals after a convincing 4-1 victory over South Korea in the Round of 16.
The Seleção did the majority of its damage in the first half. Vinicius, Jr., Neymar, Richarlison and Lucas Paqueta all found the back of the South Korean net during the first 45 minutes of action.
Despite the insurmountable deficit, the South Koreans came out in the second half and showed a lot of fight.
They opened the half on the attack and an early shot from Son Heung-Min had to be turned away by Brazil's goalie Alisson.
Brazil also showed little signs of letting up. In the 55th minute, South Korean goalie Kim Seung-gyu came up with a diving fingertip save to keep the Brazilians from getting their 5th goal.
In the 76th minute, South Korea finally got one back. Paik Seung-ho smashed a screamer from outside the box that denied Brazil the clean sheet.
Next up: Brazil will face Croatia on Friday in the quarterfinals. Earlier today, Croatia defeated Japan on penalty kicks in their Round of 16 match.
World Cup 2022's Round of 16 finishes up tomorrow with two more matches to decide the final 8 of the tournament. At 10 a.m. ET, Morocco takes on Spain. Then at 2 p.m. ET Portugal faces Switzerland.
South Korea has finally scored after Paik Seung-ho sent a searing shot from outside the penalty box into the back of the net in the 76th minute.
It's Brazil 4, South Korea 1.
Still a long way to go, but the team is not going out without a fight.
Brazil blew the South Koreans out of the water in the first half and how!
Coach Tite's Seleção is making it look too easy, leading by 4-0, which must look pretty insurmountable for its opponent.
South Korea has struggled to keep possession of the ball. How the team fights back in the second half remains to be seen.
Brazil jumped all over South Korea to take a 4-0 lead in the first half.
In the 8th minute, it was Vinicius, Jr. who opened the scoring for Brazil. A cross in the box ended up at his feet and the Real Madrid man cooly deposited it in the right corner of the goal.
Shortly thereafter, in the 13th minute, Brazil was awarded a penalty after a foul in the box. Brazilian superstar Neymar, who sat out of the last two games of the group stage due to injury, stepped up to the spot and converted to give the Seleção a 2-0 lead.
The goal was Neymar's 76th for his country. It pulls him within one of Pele's all-time scoring record for Brazil's national team.
Later in the half, striker Richarlison got in on the scoring. In the 29th minute, the Tottenham Hotspur forward played a give-and-go and made a darting run into the box. He received the return pass and slipped the ball past South Korean goalkeeper Kim Seung-gyu.
Then, in the 37th minute, Lucas Paqueta made it 4-0. Arriving late in the box, Paqueta took a lofted pass from Vinicius, Jr. on the volley and found the back of the goal.
If the result holds, Brazil will face Croatia on Friday in the quarterfinals. Earlier today, Croatia defeated Japan on penalty kicks in their Round of 16 match.
Lucas Paqueta has also put his name on Brazil's scoresheet, giving the team its fourth goal against South Korea.
The current score is Brazil 4 - South Korea 0.
It is raining goals for Brazil in the first half.
Striker Richarlison has put the Seleção three goals ahead of South Korea in less than 30 minutes
Brazil 3-0 South Korea
Neymar's successful penalty kick put him at 76 goals for Brazil.
Another strike and he would share the title of Brazil's all-time top goalscorer with soccer legend Pelé.
Just a matter of time in this tournament, but fans hope they could see that goal in this match.
From Marcia Reverdosa in Sao Paulo
Brazilian footballer Pelé said he will watch his country’s team play in Monday’s World Cup match from the hospital.
In an Instagram post ahead of Brazil’s match against South Korea, Pele wrote, “I want to inspire you, my friends. I'll watch the game from here at the hospital and I'll be rooting for each one of you. We are on this journey together. Good luck to our Brazil!”
“In 1958, in Sweden, I was walking through the streets thinking about fulfilling the promise I made to my father. I know that many of the national team made similar promises and are also looking for their first World Cup,” he wrote.
Brazil leads South Korea 2-0 early in the first half of their knockout round match.
