Brazil's Neymar, center, kicks the ball besides Croatia's Josko Gvardiol, bottom, Croatia's Dejan Lovren, right, Croatia's Marcelo Brozovic, background, and Croatia's Borna Sosa, left, during the World Cup quarterfinal soccer match between Croatia and Brazil, at the Education City Stadium in Al Rayyan, Qatar, Friday, Dec. 9, 2022. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner)

Brazil was trying to return to the semifinals for the first time since 2014. The team hadn't made it to the last four since hosting the tournament eight years ago, when the Selecao was embarrassed by Germany 7-1.Brazil was trying to defeat a European opponent in the knockout stage of the World Cup for the first time since the 2002 final against Germany, when the team won for the last time.

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