Brazil thrash South Korea 5-0, Estêvão and Rodrygo star

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 in 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 by the Brazilian National Team under head 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 take the field again next Tuesday at 7:30 a.m. (Brasília time) against Japan at Ajinomoto Stadium in Tokyo, wrapping up their commitments in this October FIFA window.

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

SOUTH KOREA 0–5 BRAZIL

Competition: international friendly Venue: World Cup Stadium, in Seoul (South Korea) Date: October 10, 2025 (Friday) Time: 8:00 a.m. (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, 13' 1st half and 2' 2nd half – Rodrygo , 41' 1st half and 4' 2nd half – Vinícius Júnior, 32' 2nd half

🔴⚪🔵SOUTH KOREA J o 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). Co ach: H ong Myung-Bo

🟢🟡BRAZIL B ento; 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). Co ach: C arlo Ancelotti.

Brazil had full control in the first half. Just 13 minutes in, Carlo Ancelotti’s team opened the scoring. Bruno Guimarães received the ball in midfield and played a beautiful through pass to Estêvão, who went 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 through Casemiro, who headed in Estêvão’s free-kick delivery, but the play was ruled out for offside by the Manchester United midfielder.

The Brazilian pressure didn’t let up. At 20 minutes, Vinícius Júnior led a counterattack and found Rodrygo , who broke into the area and hit a low shot, 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 insistence. Vinícius Júnior played it to Rodrygo , who dummied and moved to receive from Casemiro, took a touch, and finished across goal from inside the area, leaving the goalkeeper with no chance.

Brazil’s rampant pace continued in the second half and just two minutes in the visitors extended the lead again through Estêvão, who pressed South Korea’s buildup, dispossessed Kim Min-jae, drove into the area, and finished across goal.

Two minutes later it was Vinícius Júnior’s turn to receive from Casemiro after a midfield steal by Brazil and lay on a perfect pass for Rodrygo , who slotted past the onrushing goalkeeper to turn the emphatic win into a rout.

The goal from the Brazilian National Team’s main man was missing, and it arrived at 31 minutes. Matheus Cunha played a long pass to Vinícius Júnior at a moment when the entire South Korean team was in attack, and the Real Madrid player went one-on-one with the goalkeeper, shook off the marker, and used the outside of his foot to find the net for the Seleção for the fifth time, sealing the score in Seoul.

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