Jimu News Reporter Xu Ping
In the early morning of December 10, Beijing time, the 2022 Qatar World Cup ended a heavyweight showdown in the quarter-finals. The five-star Brazil team tied 1:1 with the runner-up of the last World Cup and the "Grid Army" Croatia in 120 minutes. After a cruel penalty shootout, Brazil lost with a total score of 3:5 and said goodbye to this World Cup in advance. After the game, the scene of Neymar , the number one star of Brazil, moved thousands of fans. "Nemar has tried his best!", "Stop crying, it's so heartbreaking.", "The horse holds on, I hope I can still see you in the next World Cup." Many fans expressed regret and new expectations.
A brilliant shot came out and gave a wonderful goal
Since returning from injury in the quarter-finals, Neymar continued to start in this game and scored a goal that broke the deadlock in overtime. This inspiring goal is one of the amazing goals so far in this World Cup.
Scoring instantly
In the 90-minute regular time, although the Brazilian team created many opportunities, they were unable to rewrite the score, and Neymar was also under the focus of the Croatian team. Before the first half of overtime was over, Neymar dribbled the ball in front of the Croatian penalty area and started at high speed. After completing two "bumping against the wall" with his teammates, he entered the penalty area with a domineering moment. Facing the Croatian goalkeeper Livakovic who came to block it, Neymar did not choose to shoot, but took advantage of the change in rhythm to successfully shake the opponent, and then scored in the empty goal. This goal allowed Neymar to score 77 goals for Brazil, tying the team's goal record in the history held by the goal king Pele.
scored a goal at this point in time, and for the Brazilian team, which is good at passing control, it can almost be said that it has locked in the victory. However, the progress of the game was unexpected. In the 117th minute, the tenacious Croatian magically equalized the score and dragged the game into the penalty shootout they were good at, and finally got the last laugh.
The penalty shootout failed to play
In the penalty shootout, the first free thrower of Brazil, Rodrigo , was saved by Croatian goalkeeper Livakovic, and the fourth appearance Marquinios kicked the ball on the post, while Croatia team missed no shot in all four rounds. In this way, Marl, who was originally scheduled to take the penalty in the fifth round, missed the appearance, and the Brazilian team was eliminated.
Titt (former)
Regarding this arrangement, Brazilian team head coach Titt said, "The fifth player to play penalty kick is often decisive, because at that time the pressure is greater and more prepared player should be the last one." However, Croatia head coach Dalic did not think so. He said, "I will let Neymar come out to pay the penalty kick early." English legend Ferdinand also doesn't understand Titt's approach: "How can you let the best penalty kicker be in the final penalty? In half of the penalty shootout, it is not the last penalty kicker's turn to play."
In addition to being questioned by the outside world in the arrangement of the penalty kicker, Titt lost to Dalic in this game in terms of arrangement of the penalty kicker and on-the-spot response. "After so many years, who can remember how many people were killed in overtime?" After the game, former famous CCTV sports commentator Huang Jianxiang posted on his personal social platform that it was Titte's stupidity and incompetence that ruined the Brazilian team.
Although Tit led Brazil to 61 wins, 13 draws and 7 losses since taking over the Brazilian coach in June 2016, with a winning rate of 75%, on the stage of the World Cup, Brazil has stopped in the quarterfinals for two consecutive times, which is obviously unacceptable for Brazil.
"Losing is painful, but I feel very peaceful inside. It's over. I said a year and a half ago that I would step down after the World Cup." After the game, Titt once again confirmed that he would no longer be the head coach of the Brazilian team.
World Cup arena is sad again
"We have played four games, and there are three games left before the championship. We are ready, and the whole team is working together to win the championship."After defeating South Korea 4:1 in the 1/8 final, the energetic Neymar once said this. Just 4 days later, Neymar and his teammates' dream of winning the championship was shattered.
Sad Moments
In the history of the World Cup, the Brazilian team that won the championship five times was the team that won the most cups, but since 2002, they have never been able to stand on the highest podium again. 2006 In 2010 and 2010, they fell in the quarter-finals twice. In 2014, Brazil, the host, lost to Germany in a shameful 1:7 in the semi-finals. In 2018, they lost to Belgium 1:2 and missed the semi-finals again.
Every game, Brazil is regarded as a favorite to win the championship, and the same is true for this World Cup. Especially when they advanced early in the group stage and were not in a position to fight. After winning the South Korean team with blood, the outside world is even more respectful to them. And in the World Cup, there is another curse, that is, the hottest will die. This time, misfortune comes to Brazil again.
This is the third time Neymar has played in the World Cup with Brazil. By the next World Cup, Neymar will be a 34-year-old veteran. I wonder if he can continue to gallop on the green field and embroider the "sixth star" on his jersey as he wishes.
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