Bruno Guimaraes could be set to return to Newcastle United earlier than expected after Brazil suffered a shock World Cup exit. The pre-tournament favourites suffered a penalty shootout defeat to Croatia in their quarter-final clash at Education City stadium on Monday.
The hard-fought contest was goalless at the full-time whistle, despite Brazil's domination of the second half. Neymar opened the scoring towards the end of the first period of extra time, rounding Dominik Livakovic after a superb team move.
However, Brazil's joy proved to be short-lived after Bruno Petkovic drew Croatia level four minutes' from time with a deflected strike. The goal meant the place in the semi-finals would be decided by a penalty shootout, and it was the World Cup finalists who booked their place with a 4-2 victory.
