The defeat to Croatia on penalties, after 0-0 in normal time and 1-1 in extra time, which resulted in Brazil’s elimination from the Qatar Cup, was the second time for the selection in this type of dispute in World Cups.
In the Mexico Cup, in 1986, Telê Santana’s Brazil fell to Michel Platini’s France, after a 1-1 tie. Sócrates, who stopped goalkeeper Joël Bats, and defender Júlio César, who hit a bomb in the beam, wasted.
The defeat took the selection out of the quarterfinals of the World Cup, as it is now.
Of the other three times that Brazil had to decide on penalties, not counting the game this Friday (9), it emerged victorious.
The most famous dispute was in the final of the World Cup in the USA, in 1994. After a goalless draw, Taffarel defended, Romário hit, Baggio missed, and Dunga lifted the FIFA Cup. It was the fourth championship of the Brazilians.
In the following World Cup, in France-1998, Brazil overcame the Netherlands in the semifinals, on penalties, after 1-1 in normal time and 0-0 in extra time, only to lose the decision to the hosts, led on the field by Zidane – and without Ronaldo Fenômeno, who had a nervous breakdown hours before the match.
In Brazil, in 2014, the 1-1 with Chile took the match to the maximum penalties, and Luiz Felipe Scolari’s team had a better performance –he missed two shots, and the Chileans, three– advanced to the quarterfinals, when overcame Colombia before the disaster against Germany (7-1) in the semi-final.
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