NewsWorld Cup: Alisson helps Brazil advance to quarter-finals
Alisson Becker helped Brazil advance to the World Cup quarter-finals by beating South Korea 4-1 on Monday night.
The Selecao surged into a four-goal lead during the first half of the last-16 clash through Vinicius Jr, Neymar (penalty), Richarlison and Lucas Paqueta.
Liverpool goalkeeper Alisson was called on to make an outstanding stretching save to deny Hwang Hee-chan before the break, however.
After the interval, he thwarted Son Heung-min one-on-one and made several more excellent stops, before a stunning finish from Paik Seung-ho denied him a third clean sheet at the tournament.
Brazil, for whom Fabinho was an unused substitute, progress to meet 2018 runners-up Croatia in the next round, a match that will be played on Friday (3pm GMT kick-off).
Croatia had secured their place in the final eight earlier in the day, defeating Japan 3-1 on penalties after a 1-1 draw at Al Janoub Stadium.
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