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EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) \u2014 Vinicius Junior had the ball at the penalty spot and had a golden chance to give Brazil the lead.<\/p>\n
He then handed it to Bruno Guimar\u00e3es.<\/p>\n
And by the time of Neymar He said it was his last World Cup appearance.<\/span> \u2014 Kicked and converted Brazil’s second penalty, but it was too late for the five-time champions.<\/p>\nGuimar\u00e3es had his The penalty shot was stopped by Orjan Nyland.<\/span> In the 14th minute, Brazil could not get past the Norwegian goalkeeper until deep into stoppage time. Lost 2-1 in the round of 16 on Sunday.<\/span> This is the earliest World Cup defeat since 1990.<\/p>\nBrazil captain Marquinhos said: “We have to apologize to the Brazilian people, to everyone who came to this venue and witnessed this match. I think we have to learn from our mistakes.” \u201cI ask the new generation to support us from the beginning.\u201d<\/p>\n
The Brazilians will be reconsidering for four years why they didn’t let one of football’s elite scorers take a penalty shot after Matheus Cunha was brought down in a sliding tackle in the box.<\/p>\n
Despite the Brazilian’s protests, no foul was initially called, but a penalty was awarded after a video review. Vinicius, who entered the game leading Brazil with four goals in four games, had the ball in his hands and it looked like he was going to take the kick.<\/p>\n
Instead, Guimar\u00e3es walked to the spot, Vinicius handed him the ball, stood on the left side of the box and watched as Guimar\u00e3es stumbled forward, then fired a shot that Nyland dived to his left and flicked away.<\/p>\n
Guimar\u00e3es ultimately came to this choice through a combination of analysis and injuries.<\/p>\n
Manager Carlo Ancelotti explained that the Brazilian team had compiled the best penalty-taking statistics all year, and that the best choices were Neymar and forward Rafinha. Next up was Guimar\u00e3es. <\/p>\n
But Neymar was battling injuries and had not even featured in Brazil’s first two games, but he was yet to feature. Rafinha injured his hamstring last month<\/span>.<\/p>\n“So we chose Bruno Guimar\u00e3es because we felt he was the best on the field at that moment,” Ancelotti said.<\/p>\n
This was Brazil’s first missed penalty in a World Cup since 1986, excluding penalty shootouts, and was a huge confidence booster for the Norwegians, who had never won in the knockout stages until the previous round.<\/p>\n
“Obviously when you save a penalty that early, you find it very difficult to beat yourself. It was a great moment for myself and for the team to take a breather during the game,” Nyland said.<\/p>\n
There should have been several more quality chances, but Nyland swatted them away each time, many of them in front of the large crowd of yellow-shirted fans behind the goal where Brazil had taken shots in the first half. <\/p>\n
Vinicius was dangerous with his quick runs down the left, but Ancelotti brought on Neymar in the 68th minute for more firepower. Their long-time great continued to score after a penalty was called in the second half, making Pele the only Brazilian player to score in four World Cups.<\/p>\n
His team needed more, but failed to advance to the quarterfinals for the first time since losing to Argentina in the round of 16 in 1990.<\/p>\n
The Brazilian returned four years later, the last time the United States hosted and won the World Cup. The Selecao won their fifth title in 2002, but it has remained vacant since then.<\/p>\n
“I mean, I’m going to do a big job here. I’m the captain. I’m one of the older players,” Marquinhos said. “We have to take responsibility so the next generation can step forward and do the work when the time comes. This is a cycle that is about to begin. We don’t know what will happen.”<\/p>\n
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See more of AP’s World Cup coverage here<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n
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