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World Cup 2022 – press comments on the end of Brazil and Neymar – “the bewitched generation”

2022-12-10T11:21:50.363Z


Brazil is out - eliminated at the World Cup on penalties against Croatia. The local press does not hold back with criticism. And: After the drama between the Netherlands and Argentina, Messi is paid homage to.


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Neymar and his team lost to Croatia on penalties

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Brazil reacted with horror to Croatia's elimination in the World Cup quarter-finals.

"Neymar's bewitched generation is still empty-handed," wrote Folha de São Paulo after the penalty shoot-out defeat.

Other Brazilian media such as Zero Hora speak of a "blow to the soul."

BRAZIL

Folha de São Paulo:

»Nightmare quarter-finals.

Neymar's bewitched generation is left empty-handed.

The sixth star seems unreachable.«

Zero Hora:

»A blow to the soul.

The film, which has been running since 2006, repeats itself again.

The dream of the Hexa (the sixth world title, editor's note) dissolves into dust.

Why did we allow a counterattack?

Why is the second youngest shooting first?

We now have plenty of time to find answers for them.«

Lance:

"The Seleção didn't understand the game and did everything Croatia wanted."

Correio Braziliense:

»The Tite era ended in a melancholic way.

The curse against Europeans continues.

The dream of the hexa ended at the post.”

Estado de Minas:

»The dream of the hexa is over.

Mistakes in the end, in the strategy and in the concentration against a brave and very experienced Croatia culminated in the World Cup from Brazil.«

Argentina's progress against the Netherlands, also on penalties, also moved the media.

After a nerve-wracking finale at Doha's Lusail Stadium, Louis van Gaal's Dutch equalized in 11 minutes of added time before later losing on penalties.

ARGENTINA

La Nación:

»One more night for the story.

Messi, the best of them all, lays the world at his feet.«

Clarín:

»A great Messi, a gigantic Dibu (nickname of goalkeeper Emiliano Martínez, editor's note).

It is not Argentina without suffering.«

SPAIN

Marca:

»Messi and Argentina, suffering in the semifinals.

Goalkeeper "Dibu" Martinez was the great hero of the Argentine national team.

No human being could have imagined what Weghorst's substitution would do.

Messi keeps dancing, he's now two games away from his longed-for world title."

AS:

»One big man, van Gaal, leaves the football stage, another one who is even bigger stays: Messi.«

Sport:

»Messi was the leader of the Albiceleste and is now a little bit closer to his dream.

Dibu Martinez, who kept his shop together, became an unexpected hero.

Weghorst didn't have anyone on the bill."

El Mundo Deportivo:

»Messi and ›Dibu‹ take Argentina to the semifinals.

Weghorst almost became a spoilsport.

Argentina deserved to go through, even if the team took a nap towards the end of the game.

Argentina has a genius who wants to be world champion.«

NETHERLANDS

De Volkskrant:

»Netherlands-Argentina was total football madness.«

AD.nl:

»Oranje rightly eliminated, although plan B gave hope again.

Louis van Gaal set the bar high for the Dutch team at this World Cup.

The Bond coach wanted nothing less than the world championship title at this World Cup.

But on Friday evening Oranje had to pass against Argentina.«

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NRC:

»Even opportunistic combat football was not enough for Oranje.

If you just look at the result, you can summarize that Oranje played a good tournament.

The Netherlands have too few football players of stature in Virgil van Dijk, Frenkie de Jong and Memphis Depay.

It was then also difficult to understand why van Gaal kept claiming that he could become world champion.«

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Source: spiegel

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