The match of the round of 16 of the World Cup between the national teams of Japan and Croatia took place. Regular time and extra time ended in a 1-1 draw, so for the first time in the tournament, the 2022 World Cup match went to a penalty shootout.
In the penalty shootout, the Croatian team turned out to be stronger with a score of 3: 1. We note the goalkeeper Dominik Livakovic, who snatched three shots from the opponent.
In the quarterfinals, the Croatians will play either Brazil or South Korea.
1/8 final of the 2022 World Cup
Japan – Croatia 1:1 (1:3 on penalties)
Goal: Maeda 43′ – Perisic 55′
Japan: Gonda, Tomiyasu, Yoshida, Taniguchi, Ito, Endo, Morita (Tanaka, 106), Nagatomo (Mitoma, 64), Doan (Minamino, 87), Maeda (Asano, 64), Kamada (Sakai, 75)
Croatia: Livakovic, Juranovic, Lovren, Guardiol, Barisic, Kovacic (Vlasic 99), Brozovic, Modric (Mayer 99), Kramaric (Pasalic 68), Perisic (Orsic 106), Petkovic (Budimir 62, Livaya 106)
