Richarlison does well to hold the ball up down the left flank and retain possession.
90'
There will be four minutes of additional time at the end of this second half.
85'
Korea Republic very nearly play themselves into trouble after losing the ball to Rodrygo in a dangerous area - but his cut-back for Richarlison is blocked down.
83'
Seung-Ho Paik goes close with a driven effort from the right only to fail to trouble Weverton.
81'
Rodrygo enters the game and replaces Neymar.
Rodrygo replaces Neymar in the final third.
80'
Weverton enters the game and replaces Alisson Becker.
Hwang Ui-Jo enters the game and replaces Cho Gue-Sung.
Ui-jo Hwang replaces Jo Gue-sung in the final third.
Weverton comes in for Alisson for his first minutes of the tournament.
78'
Korea Republic appear boosted by their consolation goal - a moment that restored a little dignity.
76'
Paik Seung-Ho has scored a goal for Korea Republic!
GOAL! Seung-Ho Paik pulls one back for Korea Republic to make it 4-1. The ball is whipped in from a free-kick and cleared as far as Paik at the edge of the area. He takes a touch and unleashes a fine half-volley that arrows past Alisson and hits the back of the net.
74'
Lee Kang-In enters the game and replaces Lee Jae-Sung.
Lee Kang-in has replaced Jae-sung Lee in midfield.
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72'
Bremer enters the game and replaces Danilo.
Gabriel Martinelli enters the game and replaces Vinícius Júnior.
Martinelli has come in for Vinicius in the final third.
Bremer has replaced Danilo in defence.
70'
Brazil appear to have taken mercy on Korea Republic - their minds are already on Croatia.
68'
Brazil have quite clearly taken their foot off the gas a little. They're in conservation mode.
65'
Paik Seung-Ho enters the game and replaces Hwang In-Beom.
Seung-Ho Paik comes in for Hwang In-beom in midfield.
63'
Dani Alves enters the game and replaces Éder Militão.
Dani Alves replaces Militao at right-back.
60'
Vinicius and Richarlison combine impressively down the left flank only for Korea Republic to cut out the move.
58'
That corner kick, however, is well-defended by Korea Republic.
56'
Raphinha takes a free-kick from the edge of the area. It's deflected off the wall and flies wide for a corner kick.
52'
Neymar is dropping deep to assist in the constructive phase of play.
50'
Korea Republic are clearly trying to approach the second half in a calmer, more deliberate manner. They want the pace of the game to be slowed down.
46'
Hong Chul enters the game and replaces Kim Jin-Su.
Son Jun-Ho enters the game and replaces Jung Woo-Young.
Chul Hong has replaced Jin-su Kim at left-back.
Jun-ho Son has come in for Jung Woo-young in midfield.
We're back underway here at Stadium 974.
45' +5
HALF-TIME: BRAZIL 4-0 KOREA REPUBLIC
45' +3
Richarlison is played in down the right flank in acres of space - but he fails to catch his effort correctly and the move comes to nothing.
45'
There will be five minutes of additional time at the end of this first half.
44'
Jung Woo-Young gets yellow.
Jung Woo-young is booked after colliding with Raphinha.
42'
Son Heung-min spends some time on the floor after taking a blow. But he seems fine to carry on.
40'
Brazil are bringing out the party tricks now and the crowd is loving it.
38'
Korea Republic are shell-shocked. This could get very ugly the way Brazil are playing.
36'
Lucas Paquetá has scored a goal for Brazil! Assist by Vinícius Júnior.
Vinicius' delicate ball across the face of goal was perfect.
GOAL! Paqueta makes it 4-0. Richarlison carries the ball forward from deep before finding Neymar, who in turn plays in Vinicius. He then pulled the ball back across the face of goal for the oncoming Paqueta, who finishes superbly.
34'
Casemiro tries his luck from distance but his effort is pulled wide of the target.
32'
Hwang Hee-chan tries to help Korea Republic back into the game but Alisson is on hand to block down his cross-cum-shot.
30'
This is vintage Brazil, right here.
29'
Richarlison has scored a goal for Brazil! Assist by Thiago Silva.
Thiago Silva played a lovely ball to find Richarlison.
GOAL! Richarlison scores to make it 3-0 to Brazil. He shows amazing skill to beat his man before passing to Marquinhos, who in turn plays the ball to Thiago Silva. He then plays through Richarlison, who finishes clinically to increase his team's lead.
26'
Casemiro funnels the ball into Neymar, who carries the ball quite a distance before drawing a tackle and winning a corner kick - only for it to come to nothing.
24'
Raphinha carries the ball down the right flank, trying to beat his man, only to lose out on this occassion.
22'
Brazil are looking very comfortable in possession - Korea Republic simply can't go toe-to-toe with them.
20'
Korea Republic try to build an attacking move only for it to fizzle out following some fine defending from Militao.
18'
Neymar and Vinicius combine beautifully down the left flank, breaking out flicks and tricks before losing the ball.
16'
Neymar is now just one goal away from equalling the great Pele's goalscoring record for Brazil.
15'
Korea Republic are going to need to stem the bleeding here before things get out of hand.
13'
Penalty goal scored by Neymar for Brazil!
GOAL! Neymar makes it 2-0 with a ice-cold penalty. He rolls his effort into the bottom right corner of the back of the neat with real ease.
10'
PENALTY! Brazil are given a penalty after Richarlison is brought down in the box.
8'
Brazil are playing with real confidence here, boosted by their early goal.
7'
Vinícius Júnior has scored a goal for Brazil! Assist by Neymar.
GOAL! Vinicius makes it 1-0 to Brazil. Raphinha does superb work down the right flank before pulling it back across goal for Vinicius at the back post. He takes a touch, steadies himself and then puts the ball into the top right corner of the back of the net.
Assist Neymar da Silva Santos Júnior
6'
Korea Republic aren't sitting back here. They're ready to spring aggressively when the opportunity presents itself.
4'
Vinicius, Richarlison and Neymar combine in a sweeping attacking move only for it to come to nothing.
2'
There's quite a few more Brazilians than Koreans in attendance here.
1'
We're underway here at Stadium 974.
Hello and welcome to the live text commentary for Brazil v Korea Republic in the Round of 16 of the World Cup.
Brazil made it this far after winning Group G and finishing ahead of Switzerland, Cameroon and Serbia.
Korea Republic finished second in Group H - behind Portugal but ahead of Uruguay and Ghana.
Brazil have made ten changes from the heavily-rotated side that lost 1-0 to Cameroon. Militao is the only survivor.
Korea Republic have made two changes from the team that beat Portugal 2-1. Min-jae Kim has replaced Kyung-won Kwon in defence and Hwang Hee-chan has come in for Lee Kang-in in the final third.
Both of these sides are playing for a place in the quarter-final where they'll face Croatia, who just secured their place in the final eight by beating Japan in a penalty shoot-out in their Round of 16 encounter.
Thanks joining the live text commetary for this match. Until next time, goodbye.
Brazil can now look forward to a quarter-final clash with Croatia this Friday. Korea Republic are headed home.
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