Doha: Brazil made history by fielding all the players in the World Cup squad. All 26 players have already taken the field for Brazil. With this, Brazil became the team that gives the most players a chance at a World Cup.
In the pre-quarter against South Korea, the story was born when the 34-year-old goalkeeper of Brazilian club Palmeras Weverton Pereira da Silva was replaced by Alison Becker in the 80th minute against South Korea. Brazil made nine changes in the starting XI against Cameroon in their final group match.
So far, teams have been admitted to 23-member squads at the World Cup. In 2014, the Netherlands set a record by fielding all 23 players allowed at the time. This is what Brazil corrected.
With a 4-1 victory over Korea, Brazil advanced to the quarter-finals of the World Cup for the eighth time in a row. Vinicius, Neymar, Richarlison and Lucas Paqueta have scored for Brazil. Paik Seung Ho scored South Korea’s consolation goal in the 76th minute. Brazil’s opponent in the quarterfinals is Croatia. Croatia reached the quarterfinals by defeating Japan on penalties.
