Moment: ‘Neymar will train and then we will see’ – Tite on return of forward
Brazil take on South Korea in their World Cup last-16 tie as they hope to positively respond after their shock 1-0 loss to Cameroon last time out.
Tite’s side are favourites to reach the quarter-finals and have been boosted by Neymar’s return to training this week although questions remain about his match fitness after recovering from an ankle injury.
South Korea come into the match with confidence following their sensational late victory over Portugal which saw them sneak into the knockout rounds at the expense of Uruguay.
Their best-ever performance at a finals was reaching the semis on home soil in 2002, can they repeat that feat 20 years later? Follow all the action with our live blog below, following coverage of the last-16 clash between Japan and Croatia:
Brazil vs South Korea line-ups
Brazil XI: Alisson, Danilo, Thiago Silva, Marquinhos, Militao, Paqueta, Casemiro, Vinicius Jr, Neymar, Raphinha, Richarlison
South Korea XI: Kim S.G, Kim J.S, Kim Y.G, Kim M.J, Kim N.H, Jung, Hwang I.B, Son H.M, Lee J.S, Hwang H.C, Cho G.S
Michael Jones5 December 2022 18:03
Brazil vs South Korea
Still to come tonight, Brazil look to set up a clash with Croatia as they take on South Korea in their last-16 tie. The team news it out with the highlight being Neymar’s return to the Brazil starting line-up.
Full line-ups coming next…
Michael Jones5 December 2022 17:56
Croatia defeat Japan 3-1 on penalties
Croatia’s record in World Cup penalty shootouts is now three from three having also beaten both Denmark and Russia in 2018 during the last 16 and quarter-finals.
In comparison Japan’s is now wins from two. They also lost to Paraguay in 2010.
Michael Jones5 December 2022 17:52
Japan vs Croatia player ratings: Junya Ito and Yuto Nagatomo Ito shine before shootout defeat
Croatia beat Japan on penalties to advance to the quarter-finals of the World Cup in Qatar, after the last-16 tie finished 1-1 after extra time.
Japan took the lead through Daizen Maeda on the cusp of half time, before Ivan Perisic equalised with a second-half header.
Neither side could find a winner before the end of normal or extra time, but it was Croatia who emerged victorious in the shootout.
Here’s how the players fared:
Michael Jones5 December 2022 17:49
Croatia defeat Japan 3-1 on penalties
Croatia have won each of their last three penalty shootouts in the World Cup. They came from behind and levelled the match before holding their nerve in the shootout.
Luka Modric and co. go on, can they reach the final once again?
Michael Jones5 December 2022 17:46
Penalties: Japan 1-3 Croatia
GOAL! Mario Pasalic finds the bottom left corner and sends Croatia into the quarter-finals!
Take a bow Dominik Livakovic. He saved three out of the four Japanese penalties.
Croatia win 3-1 on penalties.
Michael Jones5 December 2022 17:44
Penalties: Japan 1-2 Croatia
MISS! Japan’s captain Maya Yoshida goes to the goalkeeper’s right and Livakovic gets there again! He pushes the ball clear.
Croatia can win this now.
Michael Jones5 December 2022 17:43
Penalties: Japan 1-2 Croatia
MISS! Marko Livaja is the next man up for Croatia. He labours up to the ball and flicks it over to the left where the ball strikes the post and bounces wide!
Michael Jones5 December 2022 17:42
Penalties: Japan 1-2 Croatia
GOAL! Takuma Asano scores! Japan are on the board.
Michael Jones5 December 2022 17:41
Penalties: Japan 0-2 Croatia
GOAL! Marcelo Brozovic sends his penalty straight down the middle and puts Croatia two in front!
Michael Jones5 December 2022 17:40
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