Richarlison wipes away the tears during emotional meeting with Brazil legend Ronaldo

Poignant images emerged of Richarlison unable to hold back tears as she met Brazilian legend Ronaldo after his team advanced to the World Cup quarter-finals following a 4-1 win.

The pair met after the Tottenham Hotspur striker put on a dazzling display for Brazil last night that sent South Korea out of the World Cup.

The Brazilian number 9 scored the third goal after his team ran out of the blocks, quickly winning 4-0 at the 974 Stadium in Doha before the halftime whistle blew.

Though South Korea scored a mere consolation goal courtesy of Paik Seung-ho, Ronaldo Nazario watched alongside fellow legend Cafu as Brazil set a score as the team to beat to win this year’s World Cup in Qatar.

Richarlison couldn’t help but hold back tears when she met Brazilian legend Ronaldo after his team’s 4-1 win over South Korea.

Post-game footage showed the Brazilian legend appearing to surprise an emotional Richarlison, who couldn’t help but cry as he entered a room to be greeted by an idol.

The modern ‘R9’ was then interviewed by the Brazilian icon, who was even taught Richarlison’s famous pigeon dance.

Throughout the game, Brazil offered a variety of dance moves as goals flew by, with manager Tite even getting in on it as he imitated Richarlison’s pigeon celebration.

During the half-time break, Roy Keane, who is working with ITV in Qatar, furiously criticized the Brazilian team for their ‘disrespectful’ dancing.

Ronaldo scored a staggering 62 times in just 99 games, making him the third highest goalscorer in Brazil’s history.

The former Barcelona, ​​Real Madrid and AC Milan star is second only to Neymar – who added his tally from the penalty spot last night on his return from injury – and Pelé, who the Brazil team paid tribute to last night while battling against the illness.

Ronaldo was also part of Brazil’s 2002 World Cup winning team in South Korea and Japan and won the golden boot after scoring eight times, including twice in a 2-0 win over Germany in the final.

Richarlison scored Brazil’s third goal against South Korea in a brilliant collective play. In the image: 9 celebrates his team’s fourth goal

Brazilian legend Ronaldo was all smiles as he looked on with Cafu at Stadium 974 in Doha last night.

Ronaldo played a pivotal role in Brazil’s World Cup victory in 2002, securing the golden boot after scoring eight times.

Wearing the famous number 9 shirt worn by the likes of Ronaldo, Richarlison secured his 20th national team goal last night when he sent Spurs team-mate Son Heung-Min back from Qatar.

The South Korean winger was a peripheral figure for much of the game and Richarlison consoled him at the final whistle.

The Brazilian striker went the extra mile and even messaged him later on Twitter, calling him ‘a hero to his people’.

He wrote: ‘I know how much you fought to be here and for that you are a hero to your people.’

Richarlison’s note about how hard his club mate of 30 years had worked to be in Qatar was no doubt in reference to Son playing through the pain barrier.

Richarlison consoled his Spurs teammate Son Heung-Min at the final whistle after South Korea sat out the tournament.

Richarlison went the extra mile and even messaged Son later on Twitter, hailing him “a hero to his people.”

Prior to the tournament, Son missed three games for Spurs after suffering a broken eye socket and undergoing surgery.

He wore a protective face mask for all of South Korea’s games, but understood that there were additional serious injury risks with any impact to the face.

It’s been a far more successful campaign for Spurs team-mate Richarlison, who scored a brace in Brazil’s Group G opener against Serbia, including an outrageous acrobatic finisher that was hailed as a tournament contender’s goal.

The striker received the ball with his back to goal in the box, flicking it into the air on his first touch before turning and volleying hard to double Brazil’s lead. He was second in the game after a poacher finish earlier in the game.

Brazil’s comfortable victory saw them advance to the quarterfinals in Qatar, where they will face Croatia on Friday.

Croatia was forced to work harder for their victory, which took place earlier in the day. They were forced to come from behind after Daizen Maeda gave Japan a first half lead.

However, another Spurs star, Ivan Perisic, leveled things and his team would advance via penalties after a heroic display from goalkeeper Dominik Livakovic.