Roy Keane will be relieved that there will be no more dancing from Brazil's players after Croatia knocked out the five-time World Cup winners.
Instead of the joyous scenes which accompanied each of their four goals against South Korea in the last 16, Neymar and Co. were left inconsolable after their heartbreaking penalty-shootout exit on Friday evening. Brazil had one foot in the semi-finals thanks to Neymar's extra-time opener but Bruno Petkovic pegged them back with minutes remaining and Croatia cruised to a 4-2 victory in the shootout.
The Selecao looked a shadow of the team which thumped South Korea and were largely kept at bay throughout regular time despite their star-studded attack. No-nonsense pundit Keane may be pleased to see the back of Brazil after railing against their "disrespectful" dancing - which manager Tite got involved with - against the Asian minnows earlier in the tournament.
"It's like watching Strictly [Come Dancing]. I think it's disrespecting the opposition," the Manchester United icon said on ITV at half-time during Brazil versus South Korea. "It's four [goals] and they're doing it every time I don't mind the first kind of little jig - whatever they're doing - but they're still doing it after that and then the manager getting involved with it. I'm not happy with it, I don't think it's very good at all."
Keane later doubled down on his criticism of the South American giants, telling Sky Bet : "I love watching Brazil and what they stand for. When you think of the World Cup you think of Brazil, I love watching them because they are brilliant at football, but not when they are dancing, or the manager starts dancing, it’s not okay.
"It's not respectful. Respect your teammates and your opposition. A manager doing a dance on the sideline, you think that's okay?
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"I don't get how a manager can dance when the game is still going ahead, he's got an opposition manager 10 yards away from him, you've got to watch that. The game is about respect. Dance afterwards in the dressing room or in the nightclub, that's not a problem.
"But why is it okay for Brazil to do it during the game? If everyone has a dance after a goal, the games will be going on for three days. Do you know what they should start doing, when coaches do their pro licence, show the managers how to do a little dance on the sideline, forget tactics."
Brazil's dancing will no longer be a feature of the tournament in the Middle East, while Croatia will face either Netherlands or Argentina in the first semi-final on Tuesday.
