Louis van Gaal and Tite each confirmed their departures because the Netherlands and Brazil coach respectively after their sides have been eradicated from the World Cup within the quarterfinals.
Brazil led in stoppage time due to a chunk of Neymar brilliance earlier than Croatia hit again and went on to win through a penalty shootout.
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The Dutch have been behind 2-0 in opposition to Argentina for nearly the whole lot of the sport however Wout Weghorst got here off the bench to attain a late double, though their South American rivals gained on penalties.
Speaking after the match, Gaal confirmed he would depart his put up as Netherlands boss for the third time in his profession.
“First and foremost I gained’t be persevering with,” van Gaal mentioned.
“I solely did it for this time period. This was my final match of my third time period as head coach.
“In that point I coached 20 matches and we didn’t lose a single one. I don’t know what number of matches we gained, however you may Google ‘Louis van Gaal, Dutch workforce’ and see the aim distinction for your self.”
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Van Gaal gained 14 of his 20 matches with six attracts and a aim distinction of plus 34.
Despite the merciless method of defeat, the 71-year-old displays again on his time in cost with a glass-half-full mentality.
“I look again on it in a really constructive manner,” van Gaal mentioned.
“With England we have been the one workforce that was unbeaten (within the group phases). I don’t assume we’ve got been overwhelmed at present. It was solely a penalty shootout.
“What I’m forsaking is a good group. Personally and football-wise it is a workforce that may be very shut and with loads of ability. I used to be coach for 20 matches and we by no means misplaced over that point. That’s for a purpose.
“We’ve performed in opposition to the highest international locations as properly, though these international locations have been eradicated earlier within the competitors.”
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Tite confirmed that it was the “finish of a cycle” for him as coach of Brazil after the favourites have been dumped out of the World Cup within the quarter-finals on penalties by Croatia.
The 61-year-old, who has been in cost since 2016, had beforehand made it no secret that he would depart the place after the match in Qatar, whatever the final result.
“It is a painful defeat however I am going in peace. It is the tip of a cycle,” he advised reporters after Brazil’s dramatic exit from the competitors at Doha’s Education City Stadium.
“I already mentioned {that a} 12 months and a half in the past. I didn’t come right here to win after which flip round and say I used to be going to remain. People who know me know that.”
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After a goalless 90 minutes, Brazil took the lead by way of Neymar halfway by way of further 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 put up.
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 house soil in 2019 however then misplaced the ultimate of that match as hosts to Argentina final 12 months.
The Brazilian Football Confederation has beforehand mentioned it is not going to select its subsequent coach till January.
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Asked to evaluate his time in cost Tite mentioned: “In time I can reply higher.
“I’m not able now to judge all of the work we’ve got finished, however as time goes by it is possible for you to to make that evaluation.
“I don’t have the capability to do this now after we’ve got been eradicated.”
Meanwhile, Tite was requested why Neymar didn’t step as much as take Brazil’s fourth penalty as a substitute of Marquinhos once they needed to rating simply to remain alive within the shootout.
“Because he takes the fifth and decisive penalty,” he defined.
“The participant with essentially the most high quality and the appropriate mentality steps up when there’s essentially the most strain.”
Neymar by no means obtained the prospect to take a penalty, having earlier equalled Pele’s document of 77 objectives for the Brazilian workforce.
It is simply the second time Brazil have misplaced a penalty shootout on the World Cup, after they have been overwhelmed by France in the identical manner on the quarter-final stage of the 1986 match in Mexico.
“When you lead 1-0 in further time and then you definately concede the equaliser 13 minutes into the second half of additional time it’s tough,” Tite mentioned of his workforce’s mind-set going into the shootout.
“It is tough to remain mentally robust in a scenario like that.”
