Guimarães Penalty Dooms Brazil in Shock Exit

Bruno Guimarães stepped up to take Brazil's first penalty against Norway despite Vinícius Júnior having the ball, a decision made before the match according to assistant coach Davide Ancelotti. Guimarães' shot was saved by Ørjan Nyland, and Brazil couldn't score until deep in stoppage time when Neymar converted a second penalty. The defeat ends Brazil's campaign and continues their trophy drought since winning their fifth World Cup in 2002.

The decision to let Guimarães take the penalty instead of Vinícius Júnior, who had scored four goals in four matches, left Brazil fans questioning the choice after the loss. This marked Brazil's first unsuccessful penalty in the World Cup (not counting shootouts) since 1986 as the five-time champions failed to reach the quarterfinals for the first time since 1990. musojam.blog