Two goals each from Estevao and Rodrygo powered Brazil to a 5-0 win over South Korea in Seoul on Friday in an early warm-up for next year’s World Cup.<\/p>\n
Brazil, which beat South Korea 4-1 at the 2022 World Cup, again proved too strong for the hosts in the friendly match watched by 66,000 fans at a wet Seoul World Cup Stadium. Brazil claimed just its third win in 12 away games.<\/p>\n
Brazil, which finished fifth in qualifying for the 2026 tournament to be co-hosted by the United States, Canada and Mexico, opened the scoring in the 11th minute when Bruno Guimaraes split the Korean defense with a pass to Estevao. The Chelsea forward slotted home from close range. Seven minutes later, Casemiro had a goal disallowed for offside, and Rodrygo\u2019s low shot before the half-hour mark was saved by goalkeeper Jo Hyeon-woo, The AP news reported.<\/p>\n
Four minutes before halftime, Brazil doubled its lead with a well-worked move. Casemiro found Rodrygo inside the box, and the Real Madrid star curled a shot into the bottom corner to make it 2-0.<\/p>\n
Two minutes into the second half, Estevao added his second after pouncing on a mistake by Bayern Munich defender Kim Min-jae near the edge of the area. Rodrygo struck again soon after, converting unmarked from inside the box to make it 4-0.<\/p>\n
His Real Madrid teammate Vinicius Junior completed the scoring in the 77th minute, sealing a dominant performance for the five-time world champions and a miserable evening for the hosts, who barely troubled the Brazilian backline.<\/p>\n
On Tuesday, Brazil will face Japan, which drew 2-2 with Paraguay earlier Friday.<\/p>\n
Miguel Almiron opened the scoring in Osaka in the 21st minute before Koki Ogawa equalized soon after. Diego Gomez restored Paraguay\u2019s lead just after the hour, but Ayase Ueda salvaged a draw for the hosts with a 94th-minute goal.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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