Brazil was confident that the tough competition would stretch into the fifth round.
Croatia ended the World Cup in Brazil by knocking them out in the quarterfinals Neymar’s in the star-studded team’s rank race.
The rank race was over after four leaders, when Brazil Marquinhos hit the post. At this point, all of Croatia’s shooters had succeeded. Also Brazil’s first shots Rodrygo failed.
After the match, many people wondered why Neymar didn’t shoot hard.
Brazilian O Globo – newspaper, Neymar would have been Brazil’s fifth striker.
According to the magazine, it is usual for the best shot to be the first or the last. This time, the choice regarding Neymar would have been the last move.
– The idea of leaving the best shooter for last is that he is left with the performance of the hardest pressure. It can decide the promotion or relegation, O Globo explains.
– Unfortunately, the strategy did not work against Croatia.
Neymar was disappointed. EPA/AOP