Gabriel Jesus: Brazil's worst ever number 9

Only twice have Brazilian players who have worn number 9 been eliminated from the World Cup without scoring any goals.

Zinho, in 1994 (a year in which Brazil became champions) did not score a single goal in the seven matches that he played.

The difference between Gabriel Jesus is that Zinho was a midfielder, but Jesus is a forward.

Romario and Bebeto, the scorers of that campaign, wore the '11' and '7' respectively.

Gabriel Jesus started in five matches played in Russia.

Especially notable was his poor performance against Belgium. Tite chose to sub off Jesus in the 58th minute after he only managed one shot. Douglas Costa came on in his place.

What was going to be his World Cup has ended in disappointment. 

Jesus had played a fantastic qualifying phase, and had excelled in appearances for City, where he scored 24 goals in 53 games.

Despite having all this confidence behind him, the 21-year-old melted under the World Cup pressure.

The consequences have been clear: Brazil missed their chances and were eliminated in the quarter-finals.

As a young player, he will likely have a chance at redemption in four years, when Brazil re-group and attempt to win the 2022 World Cup in Qatar.