'Don't stop believing' say Croats before knocking Brazil out
AL RAYYAN, Qatar : Croatia coach Zlatko Dalic had said facing a Brazilian side firing on all cylinders in a World Cup quarter-final was a terrifying prospect.
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Shootout masters Croatia end Brazil’s hopes of sixth World Cup
DOHA: Croatia stunned Brazil in a dramatic penalty shootout on Friday to reach the semifinals of the World Cup after Marquinhos slammed the decisive kick against the post. Neymar looked to have kept Brazil’s hopes of a sixth World Cup title alive by starting and finishing a brilliant effort in extra time that equalled Pele’s international scoring record of 77 goals.
Brazil bounced from men's World Cup with upset loss to Croatia in penalties
Croatia knocked Brazil out of the men's World Cup on Friday in Qatar, beating the five-time champions 4-2 in a penalty shootout to reach the semifinals for the second straight time.
Special Neymar goal not enough as Croatia break Brazil hearts in penalty shootout win
Croatia stunned favourites Brazil to reach the World Cup semi-finals on Friday, winning 4-2 on penalties after a nailbiting last-eight tie finished 1-1 at the end of extra time.
Croatia stun Brazil in penalty shootout to reach World Cup semi-finals
DOHA: Croatia stunned favourites Brazil to reach the World Cup semi-finals on Friday (Dec 9), winning 4-2 on penalties after a nailbiting last-eight tie finished 1-1 at the end of extra time.
Brazil and Croatia locked at 0-0 after 90 minutes
AL RAYYAN, Qatar : Brazil and Croatia's World Cup quarter-final went into extra time on Friday, with the two sides locked at 0-0 after 90 minutes.
Croatia shock World Cup favourites Brazil in penalty shootout
Croatia stunned favourites Brazil on penalties as the 2018 runners up reached the World Cup semi-finals again.
Why do the world's best footballers take such poor penalties?
DOHA/LONDON : It is short odds that there will be a penalty shootout at the World Cup over the next two days. There has been at least one in the quarter-finals of the last nine tournaments, peaking in 1986 when three of the four matches went to penalties.