The course of this match reminds me of the final of Wimbledon in 2019, a match that made all Federer fans choke on their wrists, with Roger Federer taking on Novak Djokovic. Throughout the match, Federer dominated, but Djokovic was able to hold on to his position, and in the fifth set when he was broken and gave Federer the championship point, he managed to save the match. Djokovic was able to hold his ground, and when he was broken in the fifth set and Federer was given championship point, he was able to salvage the match, and in the third TieBreak of the match, Djokovic won the Wimbledon title with one break and three steals of seven, which was also Federer's last appearance in a Grand Slam final.
Returning to this match, Brazil's style of play has not changed much, while Croatia seems to be prepared for the match. Referring to the performance in the preliminaries, if Brazil is dealt with in a tight iron bucket formation and allowed to go all out on offense, it will not be easy to hold on to the ball in the end, but in the last match between Brazil and South Korea, even though the South Korea lost, they were able to create some shots and scores in the midfield battle. Clorescia has a very good midfield lineup, so a midfield battle is a chance for Clorescia to survive. In the opening match, Croesia relied on the tight defense in the midfield, so that the ground passes that Brazil is good at breaking through were often intercepted, but Brazil also had a lot of threatening passes in front of Croesia's goal to pose a threat. Overall, both sides were able to carry out the strategy in the opening match, and the line was frozen in the vicinity of the center circle. Croesus held on for the first 90 minutes of the regular season, before moving on to the extended match.
In the extended match, Brazil's attack was even more aggressive, and with Neymar's goal at the end of the first half of the extended match, it can be said that it almost brought Brazil to the quarterfinals, and the only mistake for Brazil was in the 117th minute, which caused the bitter fruit. The weakness of Croesus was obvious, the weakness of the attacking force in the front line, which did not have a single shot on goal in the whole match. The final strategy can be discussed, Brazil hoped to force the time consumption by attacking and pressing, while Croesia put most of their personnel in attacking, hoping that a few midfielders would press forward after the ball was broken. 115 minutes gave Croesia a chance, meanwhile, Brazil's overall defense was loose, as can be seen from the aerial view, when Croesia's whole team was sprinting and pressing, most of the Brazil's midfielders were still walking and not actively retreating, and after Petkovsky's attack, the Brazilian midfielders were still walking. Retreat, and in Petkovic shot is also lucky, hit Rodrygo foot refraction, otherwise Alisson Becker has actually on the positioning.
I personally believe that the Croesia keeper Livakovic was a great help in the whole match, his precise position made many Brazilian threatening shots a lost cause. However, the hidden worry of Croesia still lies in the powerlessness of the front line, which makes it not easy to score in the sports game, and is easy to stretch the line of battle, and in the final stage of the physical exhaustion will not be able to keep up with the response, repeating the tragedy of the 2018 final.
For Brazil, it was a very depressing game. Anyone who watched the whole game will believe that Brazil had enough advantage, but the laxity of their defense in the end made them pay a very high price, and in the PKs, due to the mistakes of the teammates in front of them, the game was over before Neymar could even get on the field, which is a very hard ending for the 30 year old Neymar. In PKs, there are considerations for placing the strongest penalty taker in the lineup first or fifth. Placing him first guarantees that there will be a chance of a kick, but it is very damaging to morale if he is tackled, for example, Argentina's Messi has always been Argentina's number one in PKs. The fifth position usually needs to carry the decisive goal or maintain a chance of survival, the pressure of the decisive goal should not be underestimated, for example, Argentina's Fernadez in the fourth point against the Netherlands PKs at the end of the match, and Italy's UEFA European Cup last year's Jorginho failed to score. 30-year-old Neymar three and a half years later will be able to participate in the next World Cup, according to the current Brazil's Based on the current Brazilian midfielders, Neymar's footwork is still top-notch, and if he can maintain his fitness, he will have a chance to play again in the next World Cup.
