No Wins Against South American Teams in World Cup History: 2 Draws, 5 Losses... The Winless Streak Continues This Time Too
On the 6th (Korean time) at the 974 Stadium in Doha, Qatar, during the Round of 16 match of the 2022 Qatar World Cup between South Korea and Brazil, Neymar, who had returned from injury, celebrated with his teammates after successfully scoring a penalty kick. [Image source=Yonhap News]
[Asia Economy Reporter Seomideum] The wall of South America was high. The dream of the South Korean national football team, which aimed to advance to the quarterfinals, was shattered in front of Brazil, a powerhouse of South American football.
On the morning of the 6th (Korean time) at the 974 Stadium in Doha, Qatar, during the 2022 Qatar World Cup Round of 16 match against Brazil, the South Korean national football team lost 1-4.
The South Korean national football team achieved the great feat of advancing to the Round of 16 for the first time in 12 years since the 2010 South Africa World Cup, but their third challenge overall, including the 2002 Korea-Japan World Cup, ended at the Round of 16. The new history of "away World Cup quarterfinals" was blocked by Brazil, the country with the most World Cup titles (5 times) and currently ranked number 1 in the FIFA world rankings (South Korea ranked 28th).
Defeating South American teams has long been a wish for Korean football. Until the 2018 Russia tournament, in a total of 34 international matches (10 tournaments), Korea had 6 wins but none against South American teams. Against South American teams, Korea has recorded 1 draw and 4 losses so far, without a single victory. They lost twice each to Uruguay and Argentina, and drew once with Bolivia. In this tournament as well, Korea recorded a 0-0 draw in the first match against South American Uruguay.
Especially, the record against Brazil is a complete defeat. Since Coach Bento took the helm, the two friendly matches played resulted in 0-3 and 1-5 losses. In friendly matches, there was one experience of a 1-0 victory with Kim Do-hoon's winning goal in March 1999, but the other six matches were all losses. In this match, the first meeting at the World Cup, Korea was completely defeated 1-4.
Following the 1-2 loss to South American Uruguay during the South Africa World Cup, which prevented advancement to the quarterfinals, the strong South American team Brazil again blocked Korea's path to the quarterfinals, making Korea's record against South American teams 2 draws and 5 losses.
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