Soccer-Imperious Brazil smash Koreans 4-1 to reach quarters

Soccer Football - FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 - Round of 16 - Brazil v South Korea - Stadium 974, Doha, Qatar - December 5, 2022 Brazil's Neymar, Eder Militao, Pedro, Vinicius Junior, Rodrygo and Richarlison celebrate qualifying for the quarter finals REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji

DOHA (Reuters) -An irrepressible, irresistible Brazil lit up the night sky on Monday with one of the performances of the World Cup to shred South Korea 4-1 and set up a quarter-final clash with Croatia.

The Brazilians brought a beach soccer swagger to the iconic Stadium 974 with a display that simply overwhelmed the Koreans, and likely struck fear into potential opponents.