Son Heung-min is out of the World Cup and the Tottenham Hotspur star has been consoled by Brazil duo Alisson and Richarlison.
South Korea were always facing a big ask as they faced Brazil in the last 16 of the World Cup in Qatar.
Few really expected Brazil to be 4-0 up after 36 minutes though.
Vinicius Junior, Neymar, Richarlison and Lucas Paqueta all grabbed goals in a frankly stunning first-half display from Brazil.
Paik Seung-ho smashed home a consolation for South Korea in the second half as Brazil took their foot off the gas, but still secured a quarter-final clash with Croatia.
Son Heung-min consoled after World Cup exit
South Korea were down and out at one stage on Friday, so having the huge high of beating Portugal probably makes qualification worth it in the first place.
Brazil was one step too far for South Korea and boss Paulo Bento has decided to offer his resignation after being eliminated from the World Cup.
This means Son Heung-min will soon be back in training with Tottenham Hotspur ahead of their return to Premier League action.
Tottenham will be glad to have Son back well in advance of that return but they will know that their star winger is hurting.
Son was gutted at the full-time whistle and we know the Tottenham star wears his emotions on his sleeve.
Tottenham teammate Richarlison – who played a key role in Brazil’s win – took time after the final whistle to find Son and console him on South Korea’s exit.
The pair will be close at Tottenham and it was nice to see Richarlison take that moment to look after his domestic teammate.
Liverpool goalkeeper Alisson even took the same step, hugging Son as he left the pitch.
It’s clear that even rival players have a great amount of respect for Son and Tottenham will hope that he returns to Premier League action in form after a somewhat frustrating goalless World Cup campaign.
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