I thought that after going through a difficult phase in the South Korean group stage, at least it would make Brazil feel difficult, but it seems that it was even unexpected that Brazil in the first half managed to score 4 goals and at the same time made the victory for Brazil so absolute. In the second half, South Korea managed to score 1 goal, on the other hand, South Korea also had many opportunities but was thwarted by the appearance of goalkeeper Alisson, who was extraordinary in being able to block shots from South Korean players. But I really salute and respect South Korea, they performed very well in this world cup.
It was really unlikely that South Korea can do anything to stop Brazil from winning yesterday's game. The difference in quality is simply too big. Yes, South Korea had few chances, but even if they managed to score 3 or 4 goals, I believe that Brazil would have manage to score more. There is nothing South Korea could have done yesterday to win the game.
I am really feeling sad about Japan. Yesterday night their team looked physically very strong to me. And they didn't look unskilled at all. They competed well against Croatia. What a surprise when you consider they beat Spain and Germany and got draw against Croatia within 120 minutes!
Brazil on the other hand is obviously very strong and I think they will also easily beat Croatia. I wonder who can stop Brazil.
The extra time that led to a penalty shoot out proved the enthusiasm of the Japanese players was very high. Unfortunately, they had to be eliminated in the penalty shootout. The Croatian goalkeeper who performed well in the penalty shoot out halted Japan dream of appearing in the quarter-finals. they had to admit Croatia's superiority even though in their hearts they were very disappointed because they had just been eliminated by Croatia.
After seeing how Croatia played against Japan, I can't say the game against Brazil will be easy for Croatia. Croatia performance is very good, they also have a solid defense, but facing a Brazilian full of world-class players will make it even more difficult for Croatia. Currently Croatia has not been able to stop Brazil because the quality of their squad is very much different.
I think that Croatia couldn't have gotten stronger team than Brazil in the quarters. They would play a lot easier against England for example. I'm not saying that England is bad, I'm just saying that the way Brazil is far better team. It will be very tough, especially because Croatia played 120 minutes plus penalties and Brazil beat South Korea fairly easy.