Brazil eliminated in the quarterfinals World Cup 2022 after losing on penalties to Croatia. Brazil manager Tite explains why Neymar don’t take the penalty.
From Croatia vs Brazil in the quarter-finals of the 2022 World Cup played at the Education City Stadium, Friday (9/12/2022) evening WIB. The match was to go to extra time after the score was tied at 0-0 in regular time.
Neymar broke Brazil’s deadlock in the first overtime. However, Croatia were able to reply in the 117th minute to make the score 1-1 forcing the match to go to penalties.
Brazil eventually lost 2-4 on penalties. Rodrygo, who was the first kicker, failed to maximize it after his shot was cleared by Dominik Livakovic.
Meanwhile, four Croatian kickers have successfully completed their task. Brazil’s defeat was ultimately determined by Marquinhos’ shot hitting the post.
Neymar has yet to start taking a penalty. Titus revealed that the Paris Saint-Germain star was expected to be Brazil’s fifth footballer.
Tite defended his decision to place Neymar as the final executor. According to him, the 30-year-old player can handle a lot of pressure as a last kicker.
“The fifth penalty is crucial. There’s pressure and the best-prepared players should take it,” said Tite. Mirror.
“The only mess in our team is that we don’t score more than one goal in a match,” he added.
This is the second time in a row that Brazil have been eliminated in the quarter-finals of the World Cup. Select he also stalled in the round of 16 at the 2018 World Cup after losing to Belgium.
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