Brazil's run at the 2022 World Cup is over earlier than anyone expected, and no one on the field felt that harder than Neymar.
Brazil's loss means the country will be go at least 24 years without a championship, tied for their longest drought since they captured their first title in 1958. That leaves the 30-year-old Neymar in a position all too familiar to his former teammate Lionel Messi, a star of a country's generation who has yet to win the top international title.
The loss also means Neymar will fall short of surpassing Pelé as Brazil's all-time leading goal scorer this year. His extra-time goal tied him atop the list with Pelé at 77. Neymar figures to get his next shot at the combined U.S.-Mexico-Canada tournament in 2028. Croatia, meanwhile, will face Argentina on Tuesday after Messi and his teammates
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