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Japan 1 Croatia 1 (1-3 on penalties): Livakovic the hero with three shootout saves to set up potential Brazil clash

Published on December 05, 2022 at 10:44 PM

CROATIA broke Japan hearts to progress through to the World Cup quarter-final after a penalty shoot-out win.

Japan were on top in the first half and got their reward just before the break when Daizen Maeda poked home from close range.

Daizen Maeda put Japan in front just before half-time
Ivan Perisic scored a superb header to make it 1-1
Takumi Minamino missed Japan’s first penalty of the shoot-out

But the runners-up from 2018 would not go down without a fight and battled back after half-time.

Croatia began to dictate play and Ivan Perisic equalised with a brilliant header from Dejan Lovren’s deep cross.

That was enough to send the game into extra-time with a resurgent Japan again producing more goalscoring chances than their opponents.

But neither side could find a winner so the match ended in a penalty shoot-out for the first time at the tournament.

And it was heartbreak for Japan in the penalty shoot-out as Croatia won 3-1.

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