Brazil are out of the FIFA World Cup 2022 following a 4-2 loss to Croatia on penalties on Friday (9 December).
After a 0-0 draw in regular time, the Selecao looked set to advance to the next stage of the football tournament when Neymar broke the deadlock with a stunning goal mid-way through extra time.
But an equaliser from Bruno Petkovic in the dying moments forced the game to go to penalties where two crucial misses from Rodrygo and Marquinhos sealed Brazil's fate.
The South Americans' departure from World Cup at the quarter-finals stages comes as a shock after they produced a memorable 4-1 rout of Republic of Korea in the round of 16 on Monday.
Their rousing knockout game followed a solid campaign in the group stages where the five-time world champions finished on top of their pool with a 2-0 victory over Serbia, a 1-0 victory over Switzerland a 0-1 loss to Cameroon.
As five-time champions Brazil, with a squad featuring Richarlison, Alisson and Vinicius Jr, were among the favourites to lift the crown in Qatar but will now have to wait another four years for an attempt at an elusive sixth title.
FIFA World Cup 2022: Brazil soccer team results, scores and fixtures
Group G:
Thursday 24 November
Match: Brazil vs Serbia 2-0 (Lusail Stadium)
Scorer: Richarlison (62’, 73’)
Monday 28 November
Match: Brazil vs Switzerland 1-0 (Stadium 974)
Scorer: Casemiro (83')
Friday 2 December
Match: Cameroon vs Brazil 1-0 (Lusail Stadium)
Scorer: Vincent Aboubakar (90+2')
Round of 16:
Monday 5 December
Match: Brazil vs Republic of Korea 4-1 (Stadium 974 - Ras Abu Aboud)
Scorers: Brazil - Vini Jr (7'), Neymar (13'), Richarlison (29'), Lucas Paqueta (36'); Republic of Korea - Paik Seung-ho (76')
Quarter-final:
Friday 9 December
Match: Brazil vs Croatia 2-4 penalties, (1-1)
Scorers: Brazil - Neymar (105'+1); Croatia - Bruno Petkovic (117')