⚽ Croatia beat Japan on penalty kicks to advance in the FIFAWorldCup.
The Vatreni went into extra time three times in their run to the 2018 World Cup Final, and they used that experience to keep their 2022 hopes alive.
The team edged Japan 1-1 on penalty kicks in its round of 16 contest at Al Janoub Stadium on Monday. Nikola Vlašić, Marcelo Brozović and Mario Pašalić scored in the penalty shootout, but the story for Croatia came in goal. Dominik Livaković was on Croatia’s 2018 World Cup squad, but he did not see any game action in Russia. The goalkeeper was ready for his moment against Japan, stopping Takumi Minamino on the first penalty kick attempt and blocking Kaoru Mitoma on the second. Takuma Asano scored on Japan’s third try, but Livaković got a third save by stymying Maya Yoshida on the next shot. Pašalić stepped up next and nailed the game-winner to send Croatia into the quarterfinals.
Croatia-Japan was the first match at the 2022 World Cup to reach extra time, let alone penalties. Japan had only gone past 90 minutes once in its World Cup history, while Croatia did it three times, all of which came four years ago.opened the scoring in the 43rd minute of the match. Japan threaded some passes off a corner kick before sending a cross into the box, and the ball found Maeda.
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