The defeat of Brazil to Croatia in the quarterfinals of the Qatar Cup, this Friday (9), ended the Brazilian dream of winning the sixth championship. The dispute ended on penalties, after 0-0 in regulation time and 1-1 in extra time.
It is the fifth time that the Brazilian team is defeated in the quarterfinals by a European team: in 2006, it lost to France; in 2010, for the Netherlands; in 2018, for Belgium.
The last time Brazil had been eliminated in a penalty shootout, also in the quarterfinals as now, had been in the Mexico Cup, in 1986, when Telê Santana’s selection fell to Michel Platini’s France.
The last time he advanced to the semifinals, he lived his biggest nightmare, with the 7-1 against Germany, in 2014.
Coach Tite confirmed that this was his last game in charge of the Brazilian team and said that the whole team is responsible for the failure.
Already in the nets, the throwing of the cat Hexa by a CBF advisor, days before the match, was seen as a curse that eliminated Brazil from the Cup.
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