An irrepressible, irresistible Brazil lit up the night sky on Monday with one of the best performances of the World Cup so far to shred South Korea 4-1 and set up a quarterfinal clash with Croatia.

The Brazilians brought a beach soccer swagger to the iconic Stadium 974 with a display that simply overwhelmed the Koreans and likely struck fear into potential opponents.

"We're dreaming of the title, of course," Brazilian talisman Neymar said. "Today was the fourth game. There are three left. We're very focused on getting that title."

After Japan's penalty shootout loss to Croatia earlier, and Australia's loss to Argentina, South Korea's defeat meant that all three Asian Confederation teams were eliminated in the first knockout round.

Having failed to score in the first half of any match so far this tournament, five-time champion Brazil corrected that with four goals before the break to end the match as any meaningful contest early on.

The team took only seven minutes to breach the Korean defense for the first time.

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