Chinanews.com, December 10th. The quarter-finals of the World Cup in Qatar started on the evening of the 9th Beijing time. The match between Brazil and Croatia took the lead.
Neymar gave Brazil the lead in extra time, but Petkovic then equalized and the two teams drew 1-1 after 120 minutes.
In the penalty shootout, Rodrigo and Marquinhos missed successively.
Croatia eliminated Brazil (1:1 in extra time, 4:2 on penalties) and advanced to the semi-finals.
Although the Brazilian team is considered to be the favorite to win the championship, the Samba Army has stopped in the quarter-finals three times in the past four cups, and all of them were terminated by European teams.
As the runner-up of the last World Cup, the Croatian team led by Modric is known for its tenacity and is good at fighting tough battles.
So this game is quite suspenseful.
In the last round, Brazil defeated the South Korean team 4:1, and Croatia eliminated the Japanese team through a penalty shootout.
Although the two teams advanced to the quarter-finals on the same match day, compared with the Samba Army, which led South Korea by four goals in the first half and retreated early in the second half, the Grid Army, which fought fiercely with the Japanese team for a full 120 minutes, undoubtedly lost more.
The game was a little flat in the first half.
Although the Brazilian team took the initiative in the scene, they failed to create an excellent opportunity to score.
The Croatian team focused on defense and did not invest too much force in the counterattack, so the threat was limited.
After entering the second half, the Brazilian team, which had not opened up the situation for a long time, dispatched troops, and strikers such as Anthony, Rodrigo, and Pedro were replaced one after another.
But Croatian goalkeeper Livakovic continued his outstanding performance in the previous game, repeatedly defusing the Brazilian team's offensive.
With a score of 0:0, the two sides entered overtime.
Compared with the five-star Brazil, Croatia is more familiar with overtime.
In the four games from the quarter-finals to the finals of the last World Cup, the Plaid Army experienced overtime three times.
In the eighth-finals of this cup, they also eliminated Japan through a penalty shootout after overtime.
Neymar scored in the 105th minute of extra time to give Brazil the lead.
He scored the 77th goal of his national team career, tying Pele's scoring record and becoming the top scorer in the history of the Brazilian team.
However, in the 116th minute, Croatia launched an attack, and Petkovic, who came off the bench, pushed and scored after receiving a pass from Orsic.
After 120 minutes, the two sides drew 1:1.
In the penalty shootout, Croatia goalkeeper Livakovic continued his performance in the previous game, he saved Rodrygo's shot.
With Marquinhos' penalty hitting the post, Croatia eliminated Brazil (1:1 in extra time, 4:2 on penalties) and advanced to the semi-finals.
In the semifinals, Croatia will face the winner of the Netherlands and Argentina.
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