Brazil's number one star Neymar.

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In the quarter-finals of the World Cup, Brazil, the favorite to win the championship, faced Croatia. Brazil was limited by Croatia's defensive oppression, and the final game entered the PK competition. Croatia took the victory 4:2 and broke into the World Cup semi-finals again .

The ball possession rate of the two teams was evenly divided throughout the game. Although Brazil had as many as 20 shots and 9 shots on goal; much higher than Croatia's 9 shots and 1 shot on goal, but Brazil did not have a good chance to shoot. Crowe Essia used the midfield formation to minimize the offensive damage of the Brazilian team. The space on the wing was compressed so that Brazil could not use its personal ability to make effective breakthroughs, nor could it create good scoring opportunities.

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The whole game did not progress until the extra game. In the 105th minute, the Brazilian team used excellent cooperation to score the lead through Neymar hitting the wall twice and scoring in the penalty area. However, three minutes before the end of the final, Croatia Taking advantage of a steal opportunity to allow Brazil to return to the defense and fail to counterattack successfully, Bruno Petkovic scored an important tie to force the game into extra time.

Entering the PK battle, Croatia goalkeeper Dominik Livakovic successfully blocked the first point of the Brazilian team and also turned the victory scale to Croatia. Dominik Livakovic performed extremely well in this field Jia repeatedly blocked Brazil's offense and was selected as the best player in a single game. Brazil shed tears in Qatar after Marquinhos' 12-yard center post. Croatia has won the last four PK games in a row. In addition to toughness Excellent but also admirable.

Brazil lost to European teams in the knockout stage for five consecutive times, and four times ended in the quarter-finals. The 2014 Brazil World Cup, which broke into the semi-finals, lost 1:7 to the current champion Germany. An unforgettable game. The next World Cup will be jointly hosted by Canada, Mexico and the United States. You can only look forward to seeing his Mercedes-Benz if you have the opportunity.

(Contributing author: Bayes)

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