Brazil play South Korea in the last 16 at the World Cup in Doha on Tuesday.
When: Tuesday, Dec. 6, 1am BST
Where: Stadium 974, Doha
KEY STATS
* Brazil go into the knockout stage after group-stage wins over Serbia and Switzerland but they lost 1-0 to Cameroon on Friday when the South Americans were already qualified for the next round and rested most of their regular starters.
* South Korea staged a dramatic come-back 2-1 win over Portugal on Friday, with an added-time goal by Hwang Hee-chan, to make it into the last 16. They had won only one of their previous 11 World Cup matches.
* Brazil forward Neymar remains a doubt for Monday's match as he tries to recover from an ankle injury.
* Brazil, unbeaten in qualifying for Qatar, have won the World Cup a record five times and are favourites to do it again at the tournament in 2022.
* Brazil have played in every World Cup since 1930 but have not reached the final since they last won the title in 2002.
* South Korea are the only Asian country to have reached the semi-finals of the World Cup, when they were co-hosts in 2002. On the other occasion they made it out of the group stage, they lost in the Round of 16 to Uruguay 2-1 in 2010.
* The two sides have met seven times previously, but never at a World Cup, with Brazil winning on six occasions and South Korea once, in a friendly in 1999. In a friendly in June this year played in Seoul, Brazil won 5-1.
PREVIEW
World Cup favourites Brazil are racing to overcome injuries to key players as they prepare for their last-16 match against South Korea on Monday, after a heavily changed side lost 1-0 to Cameroon on Friday night.
Neymar, however, is almost set to play for the five-time champions after recovering from an ankle injury suffered in their debut win against Serbia.
They have also good news on Danilo who was also cleared by the medical staff for the game and it will give Tite some relief as they had only one pure full back available after left back Alex Telles suffered a knee injury in the Cameroon game.
Starting full back Alex Sandro is out after injuries suffered earlier in the competition and his availability is still unclear.
With their ticket already booked for the next round after two wins, Tite on Friday made nine changes to the team that won 1-0 against Switzerland, leading to Brazil's first loss to an African nation in its World Cup history.
Tite did not let media attend their training session on Saturday but said Neymar, Alex Sandro and Danilo should be on the pitch to test their condition.
The case of Alex Telles looks to be more serious.
"It doesn't look good, and the players know when something is not right," captain Thiago Silva told reporters on Friday.
"He felt a really strong pain in his knee and was really worried in the changing room. We all tried to cheer him up but he was not feeling right."
With Neymar back, Tite said there will be no changes in the forward line from the team that started against Serbia, with Lucas Paqueta behind Neymar, Vinicius Jr., Raphinha and Richarlison.
The biggest question mark is who will play left back with Sandro and Telles ruled out.
Marquinhos replaced the Sevilla defender after he sustained the injury against Cameroon, but right back Danilo and midfielder Everton Ribeiro are also options.
"Alex Sandro's replacement will be a player that have already played in that position in his club. Make your research and you will find out who he is," Tite said.
South Korea will rely on talisman Son Heung-min to lead them against the odds-on favourites on Monday, after he ran himself into the ground on Friday to ensure his team reached the last 16 with a dramatic come-from-behind 2-1 win over Portugal on Friday.
The Koreans are the only Asian side to have reached the semi-finals before, when they were co-hosts with Japan in 2002, and they will be hoping to shock Brazil on Monday to make history again.
