The 2022 World Cup round-of-16 continues today, and two more teams will book their tickets to the quarter-finals.
England secured their spot in the last eight on Sunday evening with an impressive 3-0 win over Senegal. Goals from Jordan Henderson, Harry Kane and Bukayo Saka mean Gareth Southgate’s side will face France on Saturday.
The French had an impressive win of their own, cruising past Poland 3-1 thanks to an Olivier Giroud strike, which saw him become the country’s record goalscorer, and a brace from Kylian Mbappe.
Brazil and South Korea will look to join them this evening. Here’s how to watch the game, and everything else you need to know.
What time is Brazil vs South Korea?
Brazil vs South Korea kicks off at 7pm from Stadium 974 in Doha.
Coverage starts at 6.15pm on ITV1.
The entire 2022 World Cup is being broadcast on free-to-air television in the UK, with the BBC and ITV sharing the rights.
All matches are therefore also available to live stream for free on BBC iPlayer or the new ITVX streaming platform.
What should we expect from Brazil vs South Korea?
Neymar is expected to start for Brazil after missing the last two group games with an ankle injury he picked up in the opening win over Serbia.
I prefer to use my best player from the start,” Brazil coach, Tite, said. “It’s the coach who has to make that decision and take on that responsibility.”
South Korea are trying to advance past the round of 16 for the first time since their historic run as co-hosts in 2002, when they reached the semi-finals and finished fourth. South Korea were eliminated at the group stage in 2014 and 2018.
They advanced by beating Portugal 2-1 with a dramatic stoppage-time goal by Hwang Hee-chan, who was a second-half substitute. He’s expected to be in the starting line-up against Brazil after missing the team’s first two games because of a hamstring injury.
“In the first match it was impossible for me to play and the pain got worse. I did a little running, but I thought I could play the second match, but they held me out,” Hwang said, adding that playing against Portugal “was a little bit of a risk. But I didn’t care what happened to me personally. I just wanted to contribute”.
This will be the first official meeting between Brazil and South Korea, with the South Americans winning six of seven friendlies.
“We can’t think it’s going to be an easy game like it was in that friendly,” Brazil captain, Thiago Silva, said. “Now it’s the World Cup and they’ve advanced in a very tough group. We have a lot of respect for them.”
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The first game of the day is Japan vs Croatia, kicking off at 3pm from Al Janoub Stadium in Al Wakrah. It is being shown live on BBC One, with coverage starting at 2.30pm.
Japan defender Yuto Nagatomo has told his teammates they’ll need to show “samurai spirit” in Monday’s round-of-16 match against Croatia.
And they’ll need another quality that Nagatomo learned playing for almost a decade in Italy, mostly with Inter Milan.
“Coraggio,” Nagatomo said. “We need to play with courage.”
Japan are appearing in the knockout stage for the fourth time, and still searching for their first win. They beat both Germany and Spain – two former world champions – 2-1 in the groups, but also stumbled to a 1-0 loss against Costa Rica.
Croatia, the smallest country in the final 16 with a population of only four million, were runners-up four years ago against France, and finished third in 1998.
Could the third time be the charm? “Why not,” said Croatia coach, Zlatko Dalic.
“They will apply the samurai philosophy in their game,” he said. “We will also do our part. We know how important this match is for us. We know who the opponent is. We know their mentality. If we want to go further we must apply that same standard, that same attitude.”
Croatia advanced with 0-0 draws against Belgium and Morocco, which came either side of a 4-1 victory over Canada.
Real Madrid midfielder Luka Modric, the world player of the year in 2018, remains the heartbeat of a team whose experienced midfield is typically a match for any opponent but which still lacks a prolific scorer up front.
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