China News Service, December 6th Qatar World Cup quarter-finals continued on the evening of the 5th Beijing time.

Daran Maeda and Perisic scored goals respectively, and the Japanese team and the Croatian team drew 1:1 within 120 minutes.

In the penalty shootout, Livakovic saved the shots of Takumi Minano, Kaoru Misaki, and Maya Yoshida, helping Croatia advance to the quarterfinals 4:2 (3:1 on penalties).

Livakovic in action

  In the group stage, the Japanese team completed the comeback twice after conceding the ball first, defeated the favorites Spain and Germany successively, and finally advanced to the first place in Group E.

Head coach Mori Hoichi once said that the goal of the Japanese team in this cup is to reach the quarterfinals.

After qualifying from the group stage, they were only one victory away from this goal.

  As the runner-up of the last World Cup, the Croatian team remained unbeaten in the group stage and finally ranked second in Group F.

However, the "Lattice Army" only defeated the Canadian team, and the matches with the Morocco team and the Belgian team all ended with a score of 0:0.

  In the first half, both teams focused on ground offense.

In the 8th minute, Perisic dribbled the ball into the penalty area after stealing, but his shot was resolved by Japanese goalkeeper Shuichi Gonda.

In the 41st minute, the Japanese team launched an offensive, and Daichi Kamada missed the goal from a small angle in the penalty area.

The picture shows the moment when Japanese player Maeda Oran broke the goal.

  Before the end of the first half, the Japanese team broke the deadlock with a corner kick.

In the chaotic battle in front of the goal, Maeda Daran scored the ball.

  After entering the second half, the Croatian team strengthened the ball from the side to make the offense more three-dimensional. This change has received very good results.

In the 56th minute, Lovren made a precise oblique pass from outside the penalty area and helped Perisic score with a header. The score was 1:1.

The picture shows Croatian player Perisic scoring the equalizer goal.

  In the 63rd minute, Modric's volley from outside the penalty area was saved by Shuichi Gonda.

In the following games, the Croatian team made threats through 45-degree oblique passes many times, but the score was not rewritten.

  After 90 minutes, the two sides entered overtime with a score of 1:1. This is also the first overtime of this World Cup.

  After entering overtime, Modric, Kovacic and others were all replaced. The Croatian team hoped to maintain vitality on the field by adjusting the lineup, but the Japanese team's tight defense did not leave much space for the opponent.

With a score of 1:1, the two teams entered a penalty shootout.

The picture shows the two teams fighting in the game

  Croatian goalkeeper Livakovic became the focus of the penalty shootout. He successively saved penalties from Takumi Minamino, Kaoru Misaki and Maya Yoshida.

Although Livaya's shot hit the post, Vlasic, Brozovic, and Pasalić successively made free throws to help the Croatian team win.

  The Japanese team was eliminated in the quarter-finals again, failing to achieve the goal of the quarter-finals set before the game.

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