Brazil was eliminated from the 2022 FIFA World Cup on Friday after Croatia defeated the five-time winners 4-2 in a penalty shootout.
Rodrygo’s penalty effort was saved by Croatian goalkeeper Dominik Livakovic, and Marquinhos afterward struck the post.
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Brazil had taken the lead late in the first half of extra time on Neymar’s goal, but Croatia tied the score on Bruno Petkovic‘s goal in the 117th minute.
With 77 goals overall, Neymar now shares the record for most goals scored in a single season in Brazil with Pelé.
Argentina or the Netherlands will be Croatia’s next opponent.
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“13 – Brazil were the 13th side to go 1-0 up in extra-time of a World Cup knockout stage match, but the first of those 13 to be eliminated. Unlucky,” @OptaJoe tweeted.
“Well done Croatia👍👋 Bye Bye Brazil😂#BRACRO,” on user tweeted.
Another user wrote, “Croatia is gonna give Argentina easy win ✌️”
“Croatia beats Brazil on penalties, I would never have imagined that would happen. All America is Argentina! Come on Argentina, do not let us down, Latin America and the Caribbean support you!” one fan wrote.
One user came armed with stats, “Brazil team value: $1.18B Croatia team value: $377M Brazil population: 214 million Croatia population: 3.8 million,” adding, “With 1/56th of the population and a national team worth one-third Brazil’s, Croatia just pulled off one of their biggest World Cup upsets ever 🇭🇷.”
Croatia has played extra time in five of its last six World Cup games, including its victory against Japan on penalties in the round of 16 in Qatar. In eight of its last ten knockout games at the competition, the squad has won.
For the first time since 2014, Brazil was attempting to get to the semifinals. Since hosting the competition eight years earlier, when the Selecao was humiliated by Germany 7-1, the team hadn’t advanced past the round of four.
For the first time since the 2002 final against Germany, when the team won for the final time, Brazil was attempting to defeat a European opponent in the knockout stage of the World Cup.
