The Brazilian national team finished their performance at the 2014 home football championship on the penultimate day of the match. The championship hosts were content with just a match for the bronze medals of the championship.
The start of the tournament went well for the Brazilians. The hosts of the championship were not the strongest group. The Brazilians played in Quartet A. Their rivals in the group stage were the national teams of Croatia, Mexico and Cameroon.
In the opening match of the championship, the Brazilians defeated the Croats with a score of 3 - 1. The unyielding Mexicans became the next opponents of the five-time world champions. The match between Brazil and Mexico ended in a goalless draw. It must be admitted that in this game the goalkeeper of the Central Americans Ochoa worked real football miracles. In the final match in the group stage, the hosts faced the Cameroonians. Brazil won a landslide victory with a score of 4 - 1. This result brought Scolari's men to the playoffs from first place in Group A.
In the 1/8 final match, Brazil played against the wonderful team of Chile. Regular time of the match ended with the score 1 - 1. In extra time the spectators did not see any goals. It is worth noting that in the last minute of overtime, the crossbar saved the Brazilians from being eliminated from the tournament. Only in the 11-meter series did Brazil make it to the next stage of the tournament, where the hosts had to play with Colombia.
The quarterfinal match with the Colombians became one of the dirtiest and toughest in the tournament. The final score of the meeting 2 - 1 in favor of Brazil left questions about the organization of the game of one of the main contenders for the title of world champions. In the semifinals, Brazil had to play with Germany.
All Brazilians will never forget the match for reaching the World Cup final. It was a real nightmare for South Americans. The championship hosts suffered the most devastating defeat in their history (1 - 7). Apparently, the sporting fate has more than paid its debt for the crossbar in the 1/8 finals. This defeat dashed all Brazil's hopes for a home championship.
The hosts of the World Cup could be content with only a match for third place. However, in this game, too, the Brazilians suffered a crushing defeat with a score of 0 - 3 from the Netherlands national team.
The final place of the Brazilians in the world championship cannot satisfy either the South American fans or the players themselves. The fourth position is considered by many to be the failure of the Brazilian national team at the 2014 home football championship.
