Brazil had to finish group stage action without their superstar Neymar, who was injured in the opening match, but the PSG attacker is expected to return on Monday as the betting favorites at the 2022 World Cup begin their road to the Jason Houle Jersey final with a Round of 16 matchup against South Korea.The Asian nation was a surprise qualifier from Group H, as they pipped Uruguay to the second spot on goals scored thanks to a 91st minute winner against Portugal in the final match, leaving Luis Suarez and his Uruguayan teammates stunned and in tears.Their sadne s is Paulo Bento's gain, as the South Korea bo s is prepared to lead his team against the South American Goliaths. He admitted South Korea has "nothing to lose" against their heavily favored opponents, admitting that Brazil remain the pick to win the tournament.Brazil have been struck by a host of injuries, and will have to shuffle the deck even as Neymar returns, which will give South Korea hope of catching Brazil off guard.The winner will take on Luka Modric and Croatia in the quarterfinals, with the European side advancing past Japan on penalties earlier in the day.MORE: Brazil are the clear favorites in this match, with South Korea at well over 11/1 odds to spring an upset. It's rare to see that kind of disparity in the knockout stage of the World Cup, showing just how amazing it was that the Asian side progre sed in dramatic fashion from their group.There's also a huge expectation that South Korea will get blanked by the Brazil defense. They were shut out in their last match against a South Martez Ivey Jersey American nation, playing to a 0-0 draw with an uninspiring Uruguay side. This game could look similar, as Brazil control the po se sion and look to work slowly in the attacking third.A reminder: All moneyline bets in soccer are for regulation only, regardle s of competition. If the match requires a winner and goes to extra-time or penalties, a moneyline bet of a regulation draw is succe sful and the rest of play does not factor in.SkyBetLadbrokesBrazil win-4001.261/41/4Draw+4755.4919/49/2South Korea win+11509.0011/112/1Both teamsto score Y / N+138 / -2002.26 / 1.505/4, 4/727/20, 8/15Over / Under2.5 goals-145 / +1051.72 / 2.054/6, 11/107/10, 21/20Brazil -1.5-1351.78South Korea+1.5+1002.01Brazil advance-11001.111/121/11South Koreaadvance+5755.536/16/1 Brazil vs. South Korea team newsAll eyes will be on the Brazil starting lineup with Neymar's fitne s a major talking point, but it seems that he's trending toward playing. He returned to training on Saturday, and head coach Tite seemed positive on his status in the pre-match pre s conference. There are also injuries toDaniloandAlex Sandroto contend with, and both are questionable.Gabriel Jesussuffered a knee injury against Cameroon which has ended his World Cup, whileAlex Tellesis also likely done for the tournament.South Korea have a clean bill of health coming into this match.Heung-Min Sonwears a protective mask to keep him from reinjury on a fractured orbital bone suffered at the club level just before the tournament. DefenderKim Min-Jaemi sed the Portugal match with a foot injury, but is expected Kyzir White Jersey to return.MORE: Brazil vs. South Korea key statsThese two teams have played seven times, all in friendlies. South Korea has a win, coming back in 1999, but have dropped all six others by a combined 16-4. This is the first competitive match between the two countries.Brazil conceded the second-fewest expected goals of any team through the group stage, with just 0.95 xGA through the three games, behind only Argentina.South Korea's Portuguesemanager Paulo Bento is the only head coach of the 16 World Cupknockout stage qualifiers who is not from the country he leads.Brazil vs. South Korea match factsDate:Monday, December 5Kickoff Time:2:00 pm ET / 7:00 pm GMT / 6:00 am AEDT (Tue, Dec. 6)Location:Ras Abu AboudStadiumOfficial:Clement Turpin (France) Moneyline lean:Brazil (-400)Against the spread lean:Brazil -1.5 (-135)Score prediction:Brazil 2-0 South KoreaThis is going to be a smothering performance from Brazil as they look to keep South Korea off the ball for as much as po sible, but if they give it away, they'll do so in non-dangerous situations and have their back line not so high they can be punished on the counter.I would stay away from the handicap spread here, as this match could just as easily finish 1-0, or even 2-1, so there's no great openings in that area. Eventually, Brazil should get through without too Josh Shaw Jersey much trouble.MORE: Pick:Under 2.5 goalsOdds:+100 ( )Brazil are a slow attacking side that doesn't want to allow the other team any time on the ball. Their attack has been questionable so far this tournament, but their defense has been sensational. They conceded just one goal in the group stage, Vincent Aboubakar's stoppage-time winner for Cameroon, on a paltry 0.95 xG acro s their three opponents. They absolutely smothered Serbia and Switzerland, as those two opponents combined for 0.48 xG.South Korea, meanwhile, will look to defend and counter, and on the whole they've been very good defensively, too. They shut out Uruguay, and allowed just one goal to a great Portugal forward line. While they conceded three to Ghana, they didn't allow a ton of chances, with the African nation putting up just seven shots for 1.68 xG, and 0.73 of that came on Mohammed Salisu's opener.Brazil vs. South Korea prop betPick:Raphinha anytime goalscorerOdds:+188( )Brazil will focus their attack down the right flank. While it seems likely that Neymar will play, he won't push it and could be used more as a decoy on the left or through the middle, drawing lots of attention Javonte Smart Jersey when on the field. That should open things up on the right side for Raphinha.Additionally, South Korea's best counter-attack moments have come down their left, with Jin-Su Kim and Heung-Min Son combining well on multiple occasions. Giving Rahpinha lots of time on the ball will pin those two back and now allow them to get forward on the counter. This should be Brazil's method of attack, and that will serve the Barcelona wide man well.Brazil vs. South Korea prop betPick:Under 3.5 cardsOdds:-136 (FanDuel)These two teams are not yellow card type sides, as Brazil picked up just two bookings through the entire group stage, while South Korea had five, but never more than two in any one game. Additionally, official Clement Turpin is one of the most lenient