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Coutinho stars as Brazil outclass South Korea in Abu Dhabi friendly

Philippe Coutinho scored direct from a free-kick in Brazil's 3-0 friendly victory over South Korea in Abu Dhabi. [Courtesy]

Brazil ended a run of five games without a win by easing to a 3-0 victory over South Korea in a friendly in Abu Dhabi on Tuesday with Philippe Coutinho scoring the pick of the goals.

Coutinho, currently on loan at Bayern Munich from Barcelona, curled a free-kick from 22 yards high into the net to put Brazil 2-0 up after 35 minutes.

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