Croatia Beat Japan On Penalties To Reach World Cup Quarter-finals

Croatia advanced to the 2022 FIFA World Cup quarter-final after beating Japan 3-1 on penalty shootouts.

EKO HOT BLOG reports that Croatia beat Japan 3-1 on penalty shootouts to reach the World Cup quarter-finals after a 1-1 draw in their last-16 clash on Monday.

Daizen Maeda gave Japan a half-time lead, and Ivan Perisic headed home an equaliser for the 2018 runners-up before goalkeeper Dominik Livakovic saved three of four penalties as Croatia won the shoot-out 3-1.

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Japan’s clash with Croatia went to a penalty shoot-out after the two sides finished extra-time deadlocked at 1-1.

Daizen Maeda fired Japan ahead in the 43rd minute before the 2018 World Cup finalists Croatia levelled through Ivan Perisic in the 55th minute.

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Japan, trying to reach the World Cup quarter-finals for the first time in their history, aimed to claim another big European scalp after beating Germany and Spain in the group stage in Qatar.

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