The Croatian national team defeated the Brazilian team in the 1/4 final match of the 2022 FIFA World Cup. The duel at the Eduction City stadium in Ar Rayyan ended with a score of 1:1, and the Croats turned out to be more accurate in the penalty shootout.
The first half of the match was uneventful.. At the beginning of the second half of the meeting, the Brazilians increased their momentum and began to seriously threaten the gates of Dominik Livakovic. However, the Croatian goalkeeper saved his team twice, repelling kicks from outside the penalty area with his feet..
In the 66th minute, Tite's team had another great moment. Lukas Paqueta scratched the ball and shot from the goalkeeper's line - Livakovic again saved Croatia.
In the 75th minute, Neymar could open the scoring in the confrontation, but from the left flank of the free kick he shot straight into the legs of the Croatian goalkeeper. And five minutes later, Paket after the transfer of Rodrigo from outside the penalty area sent the ball into the hands of Livakovic.
At the end of regular time of the match, Anthony tried to snatch a ticket to the semi-finals for the Brazilians, but his shot from outside the penalty area was weak - Livakovic took the ball without any problems. So the teams continued to find out the winner in extra time.
In the only minute compensated for the first overtime, the Selesao still scored against an uncompromising opponent. Neymar beat with Paqueta, walked around Livakovic and sent the ball under the crossbar.
However, in the 117th minute, the Croats unexpectedly bounced back.
Bruno Petkovic after the transfer of Mislav Orsic with a rebound from Marquinhos shot into the near corner.
Thus, the fate of a ticket to the 1/2 finals of the World Cup was determined in a penalty shootout, where the Croats were more accurate. Nikola Vlasic, Lovro Mayer, Luka Modric and Mislav Orsic scored for the "
Match review In the semi-finals, Croatia will face the stronger team in the Netherlands vs. Argentina duel, which will also take place on December 9, but at 21:00 Kyiv time. Online broadcast of the game is available on our website.