The 61-year-old, who has been in cost since 2016, had beforehand made it no secret that he would go away the place after the event in Qatar, whatever the consequence. “It’s a painful defeat however I am going in peace. It’s the finish of a cycle,” he advised reporters after Brazil’s dramatic exit from the competitors at Doha’s Training Metropolis Stadium. “I already stated {that a} yr and a half in the past. I did not come right here to win after which flip round and say I used to be going to remain. Individuals who know me know that.”
After a goalless 90 minutes, Brazil took the lead by way of Neymar halfway by way of additional time just for Bruno Petkovic to equalise for Croatia within the 117th minute.
That meant penalties, and Rodrygo’s first kick for Brazil was saved by Croatia’s man of the match Dominik Livakovic.
With Croatia scoring 4 penalties, Marquinhos needed to convert when he stepped up for Brazil, solely to hit the submit.
Tite had already overseen a quarter-final exit by the hands of Belgium on the final World Cup in Russia 4 years in the past.
In between, Brazil gained the Copa America on dwelling soil in 2019 however then misplaced the ultimate of that event as hosts to Argentina final yr.
The Brazilian Soccer Confederation has beforehand stated it is not going to select its subsequent coach till January.
Requested to evaluate his time in cost Tite stated: “In time I can reply higher.
“I’m not able now to judge all of the work we now have carried out, however as time goes by it is possible for you to to make that evaluation.
“I haven’t got the capability to do this now after we now have been eradicated.”
In the meantime, Tite was requested why Neymar didn’t step as much as take Brazil’s fourth penalty as an alternative of Marquinhos once they needed to rating simply to remain alive within the shoot-out.
“As a result of he takes the fifth and decisive penalty,” he defined.
“The participant with essentially the most high quality and the fitting mentality steps up when there may be essentially the most stress.”
Neymar by no means obtained the prospect to take a penalty, having earlier equalled Pele’s document of 77 targets for the Brazilian staff.
It’s simply the second time Brazil have misplaced a penalty shoot-out on the World Cup, after they have been overwhelmed by France in the identical manner on the quarter-final stage of the 1986 event in Mexico.
“Whenever you lead 1-0 in additional time and then you definitely concede the equaliser 13 minutes into the second half of additional time it’s tough,” Tite stated of his staff’s mind-set going into the shoot-out.
“It’s tough to remain mentally sturdy in a state of affairs like that.”
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