In a dramatic match, the Croatian team got their ticket to the semifinals of the Qatar 2022 World Cup by beating Brazil 4-2 on penalties after being tied 1-1 in regulation time.
In the 90 minutes the scoring did not open with a highly organized Croatian team and a Brazil that had good options especially in the second half but the goalkeeper Livakovic was very good in goal, in extra time when Neymar was the most stuck game he made an excellent wall play with Lucas Paquetá and entered the six-yard box to beat goalkeeper Livakovic at minute 105+1′ of the game to unleash the joy of the Brazilian fans.
When everything indicated the Brazilian triumph, Petkovic got Croatia’s goal at minute 117′ to tie the game and send it to the fateful penalty shootout where the hero was once again the goalkeeper Livakovic who saved Rodrygo’s shot and Marquinhos smashed it into the post to give that great opportunity to the Croatians who noticed with Vlasic, Majer, Modric and Orsic.
With this result, Brazil is once again eliminated and has not reached the semifinals since 2014 when it organized the World Cup that was won by Germany. Now Croatia awaits the winner of the match between the Netherlands and Argentina.
