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The World Cup stays in Europe. In foreseeable future, it is not going to cross continents. Against a brilliant Belgium, Brazil succumbed to a 2-1 defeat in the quarterfinals on Friday night and curtains dropped on the South American challenge.
An owl goal by Fernandinho, trying to keep away a corner early in the first session, sent shock-waves through the Brazilians on the field and those million miles away, while Kevin De Bruyne’s right-footed delight to finish a thunderous counter-attack orchestrated by Romelu Lukaku inside the first session, twisted the knife in.
Off to a flier, Thiago Silva’s flick off a Neymar corner, which came to grief against the upright, bore ominous signs for Tite’s boys. Another Willian delivery from a corner eluded the whole of Belgian defense and reached Paulinho who was too surprised to react.
All this happened within 10 minutes of the start before Nacer Chadli’s corner fortuitously went in. The match turned on its head as the chase began for the equaliser. Panic had set in as the famed Brazil defence was caught on the counter again after a Neymar corner was headed out by Maroanne Fellaini for Lukaku. Like a typical centre-forward, a breed that is going to find currency again among the South Americans, the Belgian turned on the heat with Silva and Joao Miranda away on special duty.
After outpacing Paulinho, Lukaku easily found De Bruyne wide on the right, with Thomas Meunier in company instead of Marcelo. The Manchester City midfielder had all the time in the world to pick his spot to the right of Allison Becker. Brazil were left looking for answers.
Tite must have been wonderin whether it was a mistake to throw in Marcelo right out of injury to replace Felipe Luis?
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