December 10, 2022 (Jack87 News) – Last night, the first quarterfinals of the 2022 Qatar World Cup was held at the Education City Stadium BK8. The unhealthy Brazil played against the aging Croatia. Within 90 minutes, the two sides fought to a 0-0 tie and after 120 minutes of fierce fighting the game ended with a 1-1 draw. Upong entering the penalty shootout, both teams showed everything they can do but Croatia prevailed in the last minute where they made 4 out of 4 penalty kicks in order to eliminate Brazil in the quarterfinals.
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In the first minute of stoppage time during the first half of overtime, Neymar and his teammates did 2-1 cooperation in a row, but the right side of the small penalty area blasted with an empty goal. In the second half of extra time, Petkovic Boda8, who came off the bench, equalized in the 117th minute which ended the game with a 1-1 draw.
In the final penalty shootout, Rodrigo’s kick was saved by Livakovic, while Marquinhos only hit the goal frame. Then when it is Croatia time, they successfully made 4 out of 4 free throws and finally passed the penalty shootout 4-2, with a total score of 5 -3. In the end, after 120 minutes of overtime and a brutal penalty shootout, Croatia eliminated Brazil and advanced to the semi-finals of the World Cup for two consecutive tournaments.
It is worth mentioning that Livakovic keep on amazing the whole world by accomplishing his goal to the highest level. Everyone who witnessed the game against Japan Bet99, can compare his miraculous performance today where he had again made miraculous saves that led Croatia to the semifinals.
