Croatia and Brazil locked 0-0 at halftime in World Cup quarter-final
AL RAYYAN, Qatar : Five-times champions Brazil and Croatia were locked 0-0 at halftime in the first World Cup quarter-final on Friday.
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Croatia v Brazil teams
AL RAYYAN, Qatar : Following are the teams for the World Cup quarter-final match between Croatia and Brazil on Friday.
Qatar 2022 World Cup: Croatia break Japan’s heart, meet Brazil in Friday’s quarterfinal
Croatia’s goalkeeper, Dominik Livakovic, was the hero yesterday at the Al Janoub Stadium, Al Wakrah, as he saved three penalties to help the 2018 finalists defeat Japan via a shoot out to reach the quarterfinals in the ongoing Qatar 2022 World Cup.
'I'm very proud of Japan': Fans hail Samurai Blue's courage despite Croatia penalty heartache at World Cup
AL WAKRAH, Qatar: The pain was still palpable, the defeat still raw.
Fans lament end of Japan's brave run in World Cup
TOKYO : Japan supporters lamented the team's 3-1 penalty shootout loss to Croatia at the World Cup in Qatar, crushing their nation's dream of advancing to the quarter-finals.
Distraught Japan will bounce back better, says coach Moriyasu
AL WAKRAH, Qatar : Japan's players were devastated after Monday's agonising defeat on penalties by Croatia in the World Cup last 16 but coach Hajime Moriyasu opted to look towards a brighter future for his team in the years to come despite their disappointment.
Croatia beats Japan on penalties to reach World Cup quarter-finals
Croatia is going deep at another World Cup, and the team is taking the long route once again.
Croatia Beat Japan 3-1 (1-1) On Penalties To Reach FIFA World Cup Quarter-Finals
Croatia reached the quarter-finals of the World Cup on Monday with a dramatic 3-1 penalty shoot-out win over Japan after a tense last-16 clash ended 1-1. Mario Pasalic struck the winning penalty to send Croatia through after Ivan Perisic had pulled Croatia level in the 55th minute of normal time following Daizen Maeda's opener for Japan just before the break. Croatia now face either Brazil or South Korea in the last eight and continued midfield icon Luka Modric's stay at his fourth and likely final World Cup.