Another World Cup ends in agony for Neymar, Brazil

AFP . Kazan, Russia | Update: 09:21, Jul 07, 2018

AFP . Kazan, Russia | Update: 09:21, Jul 07, 2018

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SOCCER-WORLDCUP-BRA-BEL-prothom-aloFour years after the psychodrama of Neymar's damage and a mortifying World Cup semi-last annihilation as hosts, Brazil are compelled to grapple with the devastating frustration of a fizzled mission in Russia.

It was not intended to be this way, Tite's side dumped out of the competition in the quarter-finals on account of Belgium, losing 2-1 in Kazan.

They had gone to the World Cup resolved to affirm their recovery following the 7-1 embarrassment on account of Germany in Belo Horizonte, and there were a lot of explanations behind idealism.

With Germany, Spain and Argentina out, and Italy not even at the gathering, the way seemed to clear for Brazil to go and win their 6th title.

However, rather, Tite's side came a cropper the first occasion when they confronted one more of the contenders and it is Belgium who progress to a semi-last against France.

In the four World Cups since the Selecao won the 2002 competition in Japan and South Korea, they have been killed three times in the quarter-finals.

The raced to the semis last time around as hosts is the special case, yet fans had been frantic for their group to compensate for their shocking breakdown in 2014.

At the point when Neymar was chopped down in the quarter-last prevail upon Colombia in the Brazilian city of Fortaleza and stretchered off with a broke vertebrae, the standpoint was bad for Luiz Felipe Scolari's side.

However no one could have anticipated precisely what might take after, with a stricken Neymar missing as Brazil significantly surrendered to the possible champs.

They comforted themselves with the possibility that, after four years, a fit Neymar would be at his crest to lead another ambush for the title on Russian soil.

Presently 26 and the world's most costly player, Neymar was fit here, yet just barely. Brazil's development to the competition was overwhelmed by his fight to recoup from an activity on a broken bone in his foot.

He goes home in the wake of scoring only two objectives, his most prominent effect on this World Cup being his tears against Costa Rica and, most importantly, his showy behavior.

Neymar's reaction to gathered harsh treatment from restriction safeguards has been met with disparage in specific quarters, and sensitivity might be hard to come by.

That even applies back home—"Heavenly virtuoso or regrettable joke?" read one feature, in week by week magazine Epoca.

He goes the method for kindred whizzes Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi, in spite of the fact that he will even now be only 30 when the following World Cup comes around in Qatar in 2022.

Tite misses the mark

In four years it might be an altogether different Brazil—all things considered, Neymar was one of just six survivors in the squad from 2014.

Furthermore, who cares about tite? Such a noteworthy figure, his record since assuming control following the tragic appearing at the 2016 Copa America ought not just be overlooked at this point.

Under Dunga, Brazil had been thumped out on punishments by Paraguay at the quarter-last phase of the 2015 Copa America, at that point disposed of in the gathering stage the next year in the United States.

It is hardly a distortion to state they won't not have met all requirements for this World Cup had Tite not been delegated.

Indeed, even before the competition started, it was being accounted for that the Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF) were quick to secure Tite for the following four years, through to the World Cup in Qatar.

For the time being the only thing that is important, for Neymar and the entire of a football-fixated nation, is the desolation of a different universe Cup disappointment.

Before sufficiently long they may turn their contemplations to one year from now's Copa America on home soil, yet nothing analyzes to a World Cup for the Brazilians, and another has quite recently slipped away