Brazil was eliminated on penalties from Croatia in the quarter-finals of the World Cup in Qatar. Coach Tite has resigned and star Neymar wanted to thank him in an emotional letter.

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Neymar compliments Tite

“Before the personal meeting, we played against each other many times. You always gathered the team to celebrate me, you did everything to win,” Neymar said, Daily Mail reports.

The PSG player believes that Tite and the Brazilian national team deserved to triumph in Qatar, but God ordered otherwise.

“I want to sincerely thank you for everything, for everything you taught us – there was so much of it. You will always be one of the best coaches I’ve ever had,” the Brazilian wrote on social media.

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