Croatia beat tournament favorite and No. 1 world-ranked Brazil 1-1 (4-2) in a gut-wrenching penalty kick shootout.
Bruno Petković of Croatia celebrates after evening the game 1-1 in extra time against Brazil in the World Cup quarterfinals on December 09, 2022 in Al Rayyan, Qatar.Croatia beat tournament favorite and #1 world ranked Brazil 1-1 in a gut-wrenching penalty kick shootout., blocked the first kick, by Brazilian forward Rodrygo. From there, Croatia was successful on four straight shots.
For Brazilian fans wondering where the goals were from their brilliant offensive attackers, Croatia had given up only two during the entire tournament.Friday night's first 90 minutes saw repeated Brazilian attacks and shots on goal, several by star forward Neymar. But each one was repelled by stout Croatian defense or Livaković. In the second half alone, Brazil had ten shots on goal.
But finally, Brazil broke through in stoppage time of the first half of extra time. Another relentless charge at the Croatian goal paid off for Neymar, as he and Brazilian midfielder Lucas Paquetá worked a beautiful give-and-go play. Neymar passed to Paquetá, who passed it back, and then it was a matter of Neymar creating the opening around Livaković, who slid at the ball while Neymar darted to the side and chipped in the score.
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