Brazil thrash South Korea 5-0 as Estêvão and Rodrygo shine | OneFootball

Brazil thrashed South Korea 5-0 this Friday at the World Cup Stadium in Seoul, in the first of two friendlies they will play in Asia during this October FIFA window. The goals for the Seleção were scored by Estêvão (2), Rodrygo (2), and Vinícius Júnior.

The victory over South Korea was the most emphatic win for the Brazilian National Team under coach Carlo Ancelotti. Until then, the biggest result achieved by the Italian manager’s team had been the 3-0 triumph over Chile.

Brazil will be back on the field next Tuesday at 7:30 am (Brasília time), against Japan, at the Ajinomoto Stadium in Tokyo, wrapping up their commitments for this October FIFA window.

The Brazilian National Team will have three more periods to play preparatory friendlies ahead of the World Cup. In November, the Seleção will face African teams. Then, in March and June of 2026, the plan is to take on European opponents.

Match Summary

SOUTH KOREA 0 X 5 BRAZIL

Competition: International friendly  Venue: World Cup Stadium, Seoul (South Korea)  Date: October 10, 2025 (Friday)  Time: 8:00 am (Brasília time)

Yellow Cards: Min-jae, Kim Ju-Sung (South Korea)  Red Cards: none

Refereeing

Referee: Abdurahman Al-Jassim (Qatar) Assistants: Taleb Salem Al-Marri (Qatar) and Saiyd Ahmed Almaqaleh (Qatar) VAR: Khamis Mohammed Al-Marri

Goals 🟢🟡BRAZIL – Estêvão, at 13' of the 1st half and 2' of the 2nd half – Rodrygo, at 41' of the 1st half and 4' of the 2nd half – Vinícius Júnior, at 32' of the 2nd half

🔴⚪🔵SOUTH KOREA Jo Hyeon-woo; Young-woo, Kim Min-jae (Park Jin-Seob), Ju-sung and Cho Yu-min; Hwang In-beom (Castrop) and Paik Seung-ho (Won Du-Jae); Lee Kang-in (Lee Dong-Gyeong), Jae-sung (Hwang Hee-Chan) and Tae-seok; Son Heung-min (Oh Hyeon-Gyu). Coach: Hong Myung-Bo

🟢🟡BRAZIL Bento; Vitinho (Paulo Henrique), Éder Militão, Gabriel Magalhães and Douglas Santos (Carlos Augusto); Casemiro and Bruno Guimarães (André); Matheus Cunha (Igor Jesus), Estêvão (Paquetá), Rodrygo and Vinícius Júnior (Richarlison). Coach: Carlo Ancelotti.

Brazil dominates the 1st half

Brazil had complete control in the first half. Just 13 minutes in, the team led by Carlo Ancelotti opened the scoring. Bruno Guimarães received the ball in midfield and played a beautiful through pass to Estêvão, who found himself one-on-one with the South Korean goalkeeper and finished first-time to hit the back of the net.

Later, the Seleção extended the lead with Casemiro, who headed in Estêvão’s free kick, but the play was ruled out for offside by the Manchester United midfielder.

The Brazilian pressure didn’t let up. At the 20-minute mark, Vinícius Júnior led a counterattack and found Rodrygo, who broke into the box and shot low, forcing a good save from the South Korean goalkeeper.

But, near the end of the first half, at 41 minutes, Brazil was rewarded with a second goal after so much persistence. Vinícius Júnior passed to Rodrygo, who let the ball go through his legs and moved forward to receive from Casemiro, controlled it, and shot across the goal from inside the box, leaving the keeper with no chance.

Seleção turns victory into a rout

Brazil’s relentless pace continued in the second half, and just two minutes in, the visitors extended their lead again with Estêvão, who pressed South Korea’s build-up, dispossessed Kim Min-jae, broke into the box, and finished across goal.

Two minutes later, it was Vinícius Júnior’s turn to receive from Casemiro after a midfield interception and deliver a perfect pass to Rodrygo, who slotted past the goalkeeper to turn the comfortable win into a rout.

The goal from the Seleção’s main star was still missing, and it came at the 31st minute. Matheus Cunha played a long ball to Vinícius Júnior at a moment when the entire South Korean team was in attack, and the Real Madrid player found himself one-on-one with the goalkeeper, shrugged off the defender, and finished with the outside of his foot to find the net for Brazil for the fifth time, sealing the score in Seoul.

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