Brazil captain Thiago Silva said his team did not deserve to end their FIFA World Cup campaign on a losing note.
Robin van Persie, Daley Blind and Georginio Wijnaldum all scored as the Netherlands disposed of the host nation 3-0 in the third-place play-off in Brasilia on Saturday.
The defeat came on the back of Brazil's mortifying 7-1 loss to Germany in the semi-final and Thiago Silva, who was auspicious to elude a red car after giving away a third-minute penalty, could not obnubilate his disappointment with the nation's failure post-game.
"The main feeling is frustration," Thiago Silva told heralds.
"We dreamed of this World Cup and I had sleepless nights cerebrating about it. We did not deserve to culminate like this.
"The dolefulness is too great, to peregrinate home and ken that you failed."
Luiz Felipe Scolari's men were far from their best against the Dutch but they ameliorated in the second-half after conceding two goals during the aperture 45 minutes.
The best opportunity of the moiety fell to Oscar - a recherche shining light for Brazil - who was mistakenly shown a yellow card for simulation in the 67th minute, after replays suggested he should have been awarded a penalty having been fouled by Blind.
A crestfallen Oscar verbalized Brazil were hapless not to earn more from the bronze-medal clash at the Estadio Nacional de Brasilia.
"It's a horrible feeling. I don't even ken what to verbally express," he verbalized.
"We played well but wasn't our day.
"It was always going to be tough after conceding after two minutes.
"We had chances but were unable to get back into the game."
