Guimarães Misses Penalty as Brazil Exits World Cup Early

Brazil suffered their earliest World Cup exit since 1990, losing 2-1 to Norway in the round of 16. The decisive moment came when Bruno Guimarães missed a penalty in the 14th minute, a decision that had been made before the match despite Vinícius Júnior having the ball initially. The miss was Brazil's first unsuccessful penalty in regular World Cup play since 1986.

Despite Neymar scoring from the spot later in the game, joining Pelé as the only Brazilian players to score in four World Cups, it wasn't enough to save the five-time champions. Norway's Ørjan Nyland made several key saves to deny Brazil, who will now face four years of questioning why they didn't have their leading scorer take the first penalty opportunity. amunra-online.pl