Brazil’s footballers pack their bags unexpectedly early and leave Qatar, after Croatia was more successful in the penalty shootout and won the semi-finals of the World Cup
The Brazilians have been waiting and dreaming of the “Golden Goddess” since 2002, their agony was prolonged by the Croatian footballers who practically punished the unconvincing game of “carioca” with one shot on goal, and then were happier and better at penalty kicks. After Neymar’s goal in the first extra time, the equalizer followed in the 116th minute with a goal by Petković.
“Suddenly, we completely lost concentration and gave possession to the rival. Let’s be honest, we were eliminated by a very good opponent. Regardless, I’m proud of the boys and everything we’ve done, but unfortunately that’s part of football. It hurts a lot, but we have to raise our heads, because there is no other alternative”, said Tiago Silva.
For the experienced 38-year-old stopper, this was probably the last game in the Brazil jersey – he did not wait to win the World Cup in his rich career.
“Every time I fell, I got up. Unfortunately, as a footballer, I won’t wait to win the coveted trophy, but later, who knows, maybe in another role”, concluded Silva.
The Brazilian national team has won the World Cup five times, the last time in South Korea and Japan in 2002. After that, the Brazilians were eliminated in the quarter-finals in 2006, 2010, 2018 and now, while in 2014, when they played the World Cup in front of their fans, they finished fourth.
