The five-time World Cup winners were one of the favourites to win this year’s tournament in Qatar, but Tite’s side bowed out early in the quarterfinals to Croatia on penalties.
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Pele, 82, has been battling colon cancer since September 2021 and was hospitalised on November 29 for doctors to reevaluate his treatment.
The three-time World Cup winner has been battling a form of colon cancer and has been in hospital since November 29. He was also quickly diagnosed with a respiratory infection that left the football world worrying about his condition.
The Selecao are on the lookout for a new head coach in the wake of Tite’s resignation, with the 61-year-old leaving straight after his side’s World Cup departure.
The five-time World Cup winners were regarded as the favourites to go all the way in Qatar, but their run ended with defeat to Croatia on penalties in the quarter-finals.
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The 30-year-old Brazil international equalled Pele’s all-time scoring record of 77 for the Selecao, according to FIFA.
The five-time world champions – regarded by many as favourites to go all the way in Qatar – have crashed out.
Pele, who has been hospitalised while being treated for a respiratory infection, posted his message on Instagram.
The two teams could not be separated at the end of 90 minutes, but Neymar struck for Tite’s side in stoppage time at the end of the first half of extra-time to send the South American nation ahead.
This followed the conclusion of group stage matches in the tournament being hosted by Qatar with spectacular upsets.
Rigobert Song’s side needed to win and hope for Serbia to take at least a point from their clash with Switzerland.
“After medical evaluation, the patient was taken to a common room, with no need for admission in a semi-intensive care unit,” the Albert Einstein Hospital in Sao Paulo said.
The 35-year-old Paris St-Germain forward will again shoulder Argentina’s hopes as the World Cup hold in Qatar.
Alves is now 39 and made his international debut in 2006, but he is heading to his third World Cup this year.
All the 16 participating countries at the tournament scheduled for 10th – 28th August are now known, with Nigeria’s Falconets and Ghana’s Black Maidens to fly Africa’s flag.
“We believe the decision to be unfair and we believe that Argentina did not cause the game to be cancelled,” Andres Urich said
Current Brazil boss Tite recently confirmed that he plans to walk away from the Selecao after the tournament in Qatar.
“I will stay until the end of the World Cup,” the 60-year-old told Brazilian channel SporTV.
The 40-year-old saw a move to French outfit Le Havre fall through in 2015 after departing Brazilian outfit Atletico Paranaense the previous year.