Emerson blazes well over from a speculative position as Brazil counter. Poor decision from the substitute.
90'
South Korea pour men forward in search of a consolation in the three minutes that remain, but legs are tiring and there's not much left to give.
88'
Rodrygo enters the game and replaces Gabriel Jesus.
Hwang In-Beom enters the game and replaces Ju Se-Jong.
Emerson Royal enters the game and replaces Renan Lodi.
Tite now makes a double-change, with Emerson replacing Lodi at left-back as the first switch.
Rodrygo comes on for Jesus as the second alteration, going out to the right wing in place of the Manchester City forward.
Meanwhile, Ju is replaced by Hwang In-Beom for South Korea.
84'
Roberto Firmino enters the game and replaces Lucas Paquetá.
Firmino is on for Paqueta and goes up front, which sees Coutinho move into the middle behind him and Richarlison shift out wide to the left wing.
80'
Douglas Luiz enters the game and replaces Arthur.
Arthur is now replaced by Aston Villa's Luiz in midfield for the final stages of the game.
WIDE! Son tries an audacious effort from deep inside his own half, but gets neither the height nor the accuracy needed and sends the ball well wide of the target.
79'
Brazil have weathered the storm and are now controlling the game, working the ball around slowly and dictating the tempo.
77'
Kim Jin-Su tries to steer a header on target from inside the box but can't make a clean connection under pressure and a deflection allows Alisson to gather easily.
76'
Kwon Chang-Hoon enters the game and replaces Lee Jae-Sung.
Lee Jae-Sung is replaced by Kwon Chang-Hoon in South Korea's second change of the game.
74'
South Korea seem to have been freed from their shackles in the last few minutes and are attacking Brazil with a great deal more creativity and swagger.
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65'
Na Sang-Ho enters the game and replaces Hwang Hee-Chan.
Hwang Hee-Chan comes off for Na Sang-Ho in Bento's first change of the game.
62'
That strike looks to have finished South Korea off. It’s hard to see a way back for them from here.
60'
Danilo has scored a goal for Brazil! Assist by Renan Lodi.
GOAL!! DANILO THUMPS IN A THIRD! The right-back smashes a thunderous effort at goal from the edge of the box that the goalkeeper can’t keep out despite getting hands to it! It’s 3-0 to Brazil!
Lodi played the ball square for his opposite full-back on the edge of the area and the Juventus defender came up with a powerful strike to extend Brazil’s advantage!
58'
Brazil are in the ascendancy now and look the far more likely side to score. South Korea are beginning to get stretched as they deal with wave after wave of attacks.
49'
Brazil have got their foot back on the ball and are penning South Korea into their own third now after that early scare.
46'
We’re back under way for the second half!
45' +1
HALF-TIME: BRAZIL 2-0 SOUTH KOREA
41'
Son gets into a dangerous area on the edge of the box and wins a foul off Paqueta. He stands over the free-kick menacingly – it’s in a very promising position.
39'
This time, the free-kick is curled towards the far corner and is headed emphatically away ahead of Richarlison.
38'
Coutinho flicks the ball up and it strikes the arm of a South Korean defender in a very similar position to where the goal was scored, but a little wider to the left. Can he repeat the trick and score again?
36'
Philippe Coutinho has scored a goal for Brazil!
GOAL!! WHAT A HIT FROM COUTINHO! The playmaker curls a beautiful effort over the wall and right into the top-left corner out of the goalkeeper’s reach! It’s now 2-0 to Brazil!
35'
Fabinho is then taken out recklessly by a sliding challenge on the edge of the box in a promising position. Coutinho and Paqueta stand over it.
34'
Hwang Hee-Chan gets yellow.
Hwang Hee-chan leaves a very late leg trailing as Lodi cuts inside him and picks up the first yellow card of the contest.
33'
Son pulls off a lovely piece of skill this time to beat Paqueta with ease. South Korea are certainly growing as an attacking force now.
31'
South Korea are pushing men forward in attack now, with Son doing his very best to drag his side up the field, but he’s often double-marked and is stopped by a combination of Militao and Danilo on this occasion.
29'
Militao slides in well to turn a dangerous low cross from deep behind for a corner. He gets a pat on the back from Alisson, as the ball was in a difficult channel for him to come and collect.
25'
There’s plenty of action down Brazil’s left and this time Lodi is up in attack, but he’s matched stride for stride and his cross is deflected behind for a corner.
23'
South Korea scramble to block as Brazil look to take advantage of their own set-piece with Arthur’s effort from outside the box eventually charged down.
17'
A left-wing cross is swung in towards the back post, but Alisson comes out and claims the ball assertively. Very confident goalkeeping.
13'
Militao diffuses a counter-attack well as he shields the ball from Son, whose exuberance sees him bundle the Brazil defender to the ground, conceding a free-kick.
11'
South Korea are doing their best to hit Brazil on the break down the flanks – particularly down Lodi’s side – but they have yet to create anything since Son’s early cross.
9'
Lucas Paquetá has scored a goal for Brazil! Assist by Renan Lodi.
GOAL! BRAZIL TAKE THE LEAD! Some dazzling skill from Coutinho sees him release Lodi into space down the left and the full-back crosses for Paqueta in the middle, who arrives unmarked to steer a header home from close range! It’s 1-0 to Brazil!
South Korea tried to catch Lodi offside, but got their line all wrong and the Atletico Madrid defender had plenty of time and space to pick out his man.
7'
South Korea are playing a brave game in trying to play out through the Brazilian press, but the South Americans are growing into the contest now and look dangerous.
5'
Richarlison slams the ball into the ground in frustration as he’s caught offside twice in as many minutes. Good organisation from the South Korean defence.
4'
South Korea are caught as they try to play out from the back, but Paqueta just can’t latch onto the return ball as he tries to play a one-two and get into the box.
3'
Lodi looks to return the favour as he ventures high up the field before crossing low into the middle, but Kim Min-Jae hoofs emphatically clear.
2'
Son races clear down the right as South Korea launch a swift counter-attack and the forward gets beyond Lodi and to the byline before crossing, but Brazil just about scramble clear!
1'
We’re under way at the Mohammed Bin Zayed Stadium!
Hello and welcome to our LIVE coverage of the international friendly fixture between Brazil and South Korea at the Mohammed bin Zayed Stadium in Abu Dhabi.
South Korea XI (4-2-3-1): Cho Hyun-Woo; Jung Woo-Young, Kim Young-Gwon, Kim Min-Jae, Kim Jin-Su; Ju Se-Jong, Kim Moon-Hwan; Hwang Ui-Jo, Lee Jae-Sung, Son Heung-Min; Hwang Hee-Chan
Brazil substitutes: Willian, Douglas Luiz, Thiago Silva, Santos, Wesley, Felipe, Roberto Firmino, Daniel Fuzato, Casemiro, Rodrygo, Emerson
Brazil XI (4-2-3-1): Alisson; Danilo, Marquinhos, Eder Militao, Renan Lodi; Fabinho, Arthur; Gabriel Jesus, Lucas Paqueta, Philippe Coutinho; Richarlison
Brazil will be keen to bounce back from their 1-0 defeat at the hands of arch-rivals Argentina in their last game, extending the Selecao’s winless run in friendlies since their Copa America triumph to five games. South Korea, on the other hand, have not lost in nine games (both competitive and friendly) since their AFC Asian Cup exit to Qatar in January.
South Korea substitutes: Nam Tae-hee, Gu Sung-Yun, Lee Kang-In, Lee Yong, Hwang In-Beom, Kwon Chang-Hoon, Park Ji-Soo, Kim Sin-Wook, Kwon Kyung-Won, Kim Seung-Gyu, Na Sang-Ho
South Korea have tried their best to play out on the ball and be organised off it, but they are finding Brazil’s individual quality difficult to deal with and are over-reliant on Son in attack. They’ll need more from their talisman if they are to come back from behind in this one.
Thank you for joining our coverage, we hope you enjoyed the game. Until next time, goodbye!
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