The 61-year-old, who has been in rate since 2016, had prior to now made it no secret that he would depart the location after the event in Qatar, without reference to the end result.
“It is a painful defeat but I go in peace. It is the end of a cycle,” he advised journalists after Brazil’s dramatic go out from the contest at Doha’s Education City Stadium.
“I already said that a year and a half ago. I didn’t come here to win and then turn around and say I was going to stay. People who know me know that.”
After a goalless 90 mins, Brazil took the lead via Neymar halfway via time beyond regulation just for Bruno Petkovic to equalize for Croatia within the 117th minute.
That intended consequences, and Rodrygo’s first kick for Brazil used to be stored through Croatia’s guy of the fit Dominik Livakovic.
With Croatia scoring 4 consequences, Marquinhos needed to convert when he stepped up for Brazil, handiest to hit the submit.
Tite had already overseen a quarter-final go out by the hands of Belgium on the closing World Cup in Russia 4 years in the past.
In between, Brazil gained the Copa America on house soil in 2019 however then misplaced the general of that event as hosts to Argentina closing yr.
The Brazilian Football Confederation has prior to now stated it’ll now not select its subsequent trainer till January.
Asked to evaluate his time in rate, Tite stated: “In time I will be able to respond better.
“I’m really not able now to judge the entire paintings we’ve got finished, however as time is going through it is possible for you to to make that evaluate. I wouldn’t have the capability to do this now after we’ve got been eradicated.”
Meanwhile, Tite was asked why Neymar did not step up to take Brazil’s fourth penalty instead of Marquinhos when they had to score just to stay alive in the shoot-out.
“Because he is taking the 5th and decisive penalty,” he explained. “The participant with probably the most high quality and the suitable mentality steps up when there may be probably the most drive.”
Neymar never got the chance to take a penalty, having earlier equaled Pele’s record of 77 goals for the Brazilian team.
It is just the second time Brazil have lost a penalty shoot-out at the World Cup, after they were beaten by France in the same way at the quarter-final stage of the 1986 tournament in Mexico.
“When you lead 1-0 in time beyond regulation and you then concede the equalizer 13 mins into the second one part of time beyond regulation it’s tricky,” Tite said of his team’s state of mind going into the shoot-out. It is difficult to stay mentally strong in a situation like that.”