Brazil again bid farewell to the World Cup in the quarter-finals of the tournament, as has happened almost regularly since the country last won the trophy in 2002. And it seems that the Seleção have a real curse with the European teams they face in the this point in the tournament.
Since 2002, when they lifted the trophy for the fifth time, Brazil have always been knocked out of world cup by a European side. Usually at the quarter-final stage of the tournament. The first time was against France in 2006, when a team consisting of Ronaldo, Ronaldinho, Adriano and Kaka surrendered to France with the numbers 1-0.
One edition later, the opponent was the Netherlands, which eliminated them with the numbers 2-1 in the quarterfinals with an upset. In 2014, as hosts of the tournament, Brazil reached the quarter-finals against Colombia. But were eliminated in the semi-finals by Germany with a memorable 7-1 scoreline.
Embed from Getty ImagesIn Russia 2018 world cup, the Brazilians were again seen as favorites. But in the quarterfinals they faced Belgium, which eliminated them after a 2-1 victory.
Today, it was Croatia’s turn to knock the Brazilians out of the tournament, who again leave the event very quickly, without properly enjoying the status of the favorite.