Brazil (Eliminated in Quarterfinals)

It was another disappointing tournament for the Selecao as they crashed out in the Quarterfinals against Croatia. As I mentioned in my preview, Brazil has been knocked out by a European team in the last three World Cups, and Croatia made that four. Brazil showed flashes of their brilliance, scoring beautiful goals left and right, and dancing all over their opponents. Unfortunately, they’ll be dancing their way home after an unfortunate loss in penalties despite being in control for most of the game. In the end, the story of Brazil’s 2022 tournament was good but not good enough. Brazil are still young though, and assuming that Neymar is fit enough to play come 2026, Brazil’s roster will be just as strong.