Dubai, United Arab Emirates (CNN) – Tite announced his resignation from his position as coach of the Brazil national team, after the team was eliminated from the quarter-finals in the 2022 World Cup, and in front of the Croatian national team with a penalty shootout, 4/2, after the end of the original and extra time with a draw. 2/2.
And the “samba” coach indicated that the decision to resign had already been thought of a year and a half ago, indicating that the time had come to leave after bidding farewell to the World Cup in Qatar in the quarter-finals.
Tite spoke at the press conference after the end of the Brazil-Croatia match, saying: “A painful defeat, but I am at peace with myself, the end of a cycle.” He added: “I already decided that more than a year and a half ago. Then he created a survival drama, anyone who knows me knows that,” according to Eurosport.
Tite spent 6 years coaching Brazil, specifically since 2016, recording 60 wins in 81 matches against 6 defeats.
Tite (61 years old) lived good and bad moments with the team, as “Samba” was eliminated from the World Cup Russia 2018 in the quarter-finals as well, while he won the Copa America title in 2019.