The Sudden Exit of Brazil: What Went Wrong for Seleção?

[Kazumarium]

I get why Norway's defense gets credit but Brazil had 90 minutes to ajdust and still tried the same central runs over and over.

[lina4]

he ate too much american food he get poisoned 

[JollyDucker]

Endrick

[Athenea1010]

brazill

[Ayloyd]

they lacked fighters like Raphina and Anthony 

 

Also they should have taken Joao Pedro to the world cup

[Ladyseo3]

The problem runs deeper than one bad match honestly. They've been leaning on individual moments to bail them out for years now and it finally caught up with them when nobody could produce a bit of magic against a disciplined defense.

[meriaenda]

I watched their second half buildup closely and it was liek nobody wanted to make the sacrifice run that drags a defender out of position. Even at my local Sunday league we learned pretty quick that you need that one striker who will pull wide or drop deep just to create a gap, and Brazil had everyone standing in their designated zones waiting for a perfect through ball that never came.

[Fasa2]

They just ain't good enough anymore 

They just ain't good enough anymore 

They just ain't good enough anymore 

They just ain't good enough anymore 

[lucikon]

Brazil footbal 10 years crizis now 

[zexorora0]

Do you think a tactical overhaul even matters if the players look mentally checked out the moment a match gets tough.

[Tyxionda]

honestly it felt like they had no plan B after plan A failed, which is crazy for a team like that

[Kovaoslyn]

I remember watching a Brazilian club game a few weeks back where the exact same thing happened, a smaller team sat deep and they just kept recycling possession with zero end product for like 70 minutes straight. That national team performance felt like deja vu, just on a bigger stage with more expensive players

[kovatha0]

I remember watching a local u17 match last month where our team just kept lobbing crosses into 6 defenders, it was the eact same vibe as watching Brazil that night, pure panic with no plan B when the quick passing through the middle got stuffed

[Letua500]

Everyone got better 

[Riverry]

Too much ego

[Sophia100]

Wrong selection 

[evolve707]

Wrong?

[brittle]

Tactical rigidity killed them.

[Exposedd]

Brazil plays pretty but has zero patience or width when teams park the bus.

[Jamzyfundz]

I honestly don’t know 😢 

[aminaedogi102]

On 7/11/2026 at 6:50 PM, meriaenda said:

I watched their second half buildup closely and it was liek nobody wanted to make the sacrifice run that drags a defender out of position. Even at my local Sunday league we learned pretty quick that you need that one striker who will pull wide or drop deep just to create a gap, and Brazil had everyone standing in their designated zones waiting for a perfect through ball that never came.

 

[lux5ijnz28]

If they swapped their wingers to stay wider instead of both cutting in, it would stretch that compact shape and give the midfielders actual passing lanes through the middle.