responsible for the samba boys exit brazil had been knocked out by argentina in the round of 16 thanks to a solitary goal scored by claudio cannigia in the 80th minute after trademark dribbling brilliance by maradonafor brazil that was a loss they just couldnt stomach they were billed as the best team in the tournament the players themselves believed that and then they lost to their archrivals and that too after creating many more chances than the argentines who pounced on the one good chance they got argentina had no real high profile names in their defense at that time while brazil had strikers like bebeto careca and romario amongst others now you have to understand that for teams like brazil and argentina and some of the other traditional footballing powerhouses a round of 16 exit is not just a failure its a disaster and when that happens because of a loss to a team considered to be their most bitter rivals it shakes up the whole systemyears later brazilian goalkeeper claudio taffarel who is currently the goalkeeping coach of the brazilian national team as well as that of liverpool fc told fifa in an interview every player that was in that team still goes on about the 1990 world cup we were from 1 to 11 the best side at that tournamentafp photoformer brazilian midfielder paulo silas told fifa in the 1990 match there was just that maradona run and virtually nothing else the seleo were far and away the better team the seleo beat themselves at that world cupaccording to many former brazilian players including some who were part of the disaster in 1990 the shockwaves that were sent across the brazilian footballing system after that edition and the changes that were brought about as a result of that is what led to their title triumph in 1994brazil havent won the world cup since 2002 argentinas wait for world cup glory of course is a much longer one they last won the cup in 1986 36 years agonow as things stand a brazil vs argentina semifinal clash is very much on the cards in qatar the selecao will take on croatia in the quarters while the albiceleste play the netherlands they are the last two south american teams left in the fray at qatar 2022 and share the same goal win the cup and end europes hegemony brazil were the last south american team to win the world cup 20 years ago in 2002 imagine a brazil vs argentina semifinal at the world cup it could very easily break a viewership record or two argentina won the 2021 copa america final beating brazil 10 the white and sky blue shirts ended a 28 year wait for the title and lionel messi won his first major international trophy in what was his tenth major tournament they carry the bragging rights the ongoing world cup in qatar is likely to be messis last