Neymar and Brazil's title dream is shattered

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The Neymar drama!

Brazil has been dreaming of a sixth World Cup title for 20 years. And must keep dreaming...

3:5 after penalties against Croatia! It's 0-0 after 90 minutes and 1-1 after 120 minutes. Drama ensues.

Vlasic meets. Rodrygo fails at Livakovic – 2:1.

Mayer meets. Casemiro scores – 3-2

Modric meets. Pedro, too – 4:3

Orsic scores, Marquinho's inside post – 5-3.

Brazil is crying! Neymar danced out – and then desperately on the ground. Injured before the semifinals in 2014, was not fit in 2018, and is now out in the quarterfinals.

For 12 minutes, Brazil looks set to go through without a penalty shootout as Neymar has a special moment and puts his side ahead with a samba slalom.

105 minutes: Neymar sprints toward the otherwise stable Croatian defense. A one-two with Rodrygo, one-two with Paqueta. Then he dances past goalkeeper Livakovic and puts the ball in – 1:0.

With his 77th international goal, Neymar draws level with the seriously ill Pelé (82).

But is that enough against the Croatians, who, until then, are only concentrating on defending? They stand with all ten field players in their penalty area. But they only need one chance to force the penalty shootout...

117 minutes: Orsic plays to Bruno Petkovic (28), lurking on the edge of the penalty area. Marquinhos deflects the shot a little. Alisson misses the ball - 1-1.

There is a penalty shootout. And Brazil is out. Croatia is further. Led by 37-year-old Modric, the vice-world champion from 2018 keeps his nerve.

And Ivana Knöll (30) cheers too!

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