Tite no more Brazil’s head coach after a loss against Croatia. After the squad’s shocking elimination from the 2022 FIFA World Cup on Friday, Brazil manager Tite resigned from his position as the head coach of the national team. In the quarterfinals, Croatia defeated the Selecao 4-2 in a shootout after a 1-1 tie after extra time. After the defeat, Tite resigned as Brazil’s manager as the pre-tournament favorites came to terms with their unexpected elimination. In June 2016, the 61-year-old assumed leadership of the five-time FIFA World Cup champions. In 81 games, he has presided over 61 victories, 13 draws, and 7 losses. After signing a four-year contract extension in 2018, the Brazilian coach’s current arrangement was about to expire.
Although Tite’s team won the 2019 Copa America, they failed to go past the quarterfinals in the last two FIFA World Cups. Many are concerned about the future of seasoned players like Neymar, Marquinhos, and Thiago Silva after their defeat to Croatia. Tite, on the other hand, will no longer be a member of the Selecao. He joins a long line of management departures at the 2022 FIFA World Cup. After Spain’s elimination on penalties against Morocco in the round of 16, Luis Enrique resigned as manager. The other managers who lost their jobs were Paulo Bento from South Korea, Gerardo Martino from Mexico, Otto Addo from Ghana, and Roberto Martinez from Belgium.
An extra-time goal from the Paris Saint-Germain forward gave the Selecao the lead in the opening half. His 77th goal for the five-time FIFA World Cup champions matched the mark held by legendary striker Pele. According to Confederation and the former striker, he has 95 goals. FIFA only records international matches, however, Pele has also scored in international friendlies versus club teams.
Neymar put forth a fantastic effort, but it wasn’t enough to guarantee his team’s advancement to the semifinals. That’s because, to force penalties, the Vatreni came back through Bruno Petkovic in the 117th minute. Neymar opted not to take a penalty in the shootout, which came to an end after Marquinhos missed the spot-kick on his fourth attempt, leaving the PSG player in tears.
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