Tite leaves Brazil coach role after World Cup exit
Brazil head coach Tite leaves his role after the FIFA World Cup quarterfinal exit against Croatia.
Published : Dec 10, 2022 00:58 IST
Brazil's head coach Tite listens to a question during a press conference on the eve of the group G of World Cup soccer match between Brazil and Switzerland, in Doha, Qatar, Sunday, Nov. 27, 2022. (AP Photo/Andre Penner) | Photo Credit: Andre Penner
Brazil head coach Tite leaves his role after the FIFA World Cup quarterfinal exit at the hands of Croatia on Saturday.
“End of cycle” said Tite in the post match press conference at the Education City Stadium.
Neymar Jr. opened the scoring in the 105th minute before Bruno Petkovic equalised in the 117th minute to take the game into the shootouts.
Brazil came into the fixture full of confidence after the 4-1 thrashing of South Korea in the Round of 16 but found Croatia to be a tougher assignment.
The 61-year-old took over Selecao in 2016 and won the Copa America in 2019. Brazil, however, lost in the quarterfinal stages in successive World Cups including the 2018 edition where it lost to Belgium.
Under Tite’s 81 matches in charge, Brazil won 60 matches and lost just six times, while scoring 172 times.
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