Japan vs Croatia summary penalties, score, goals, highlights,
Qatar World Cup 2022 Croatia beat Japan on penalties
Japan opened the scoring earlier than the smash whilst Doan crossed from the proper.
It become nodded down into the route of Maeda, who scored from near range.
In the fifty fifth minute, Lovren crossed from the proper and Perisic headed domestic
brilliantly from 14 yards to end up Croatia's report goalscorer in predominant tournaments.
Just mins later, Modric nearly scored with a strike from distance however
Gonda become at complete stretch to push it over for a corner.
It become going into the pinnacle corner.
It ended 1-1 after ninety mins. For the primary time on the 2022 World Cup,
we went to greater time and had some other half-hour of action.
The groups could not be separated.
Japan had by no means performed withinside the quarter-finals of a
World Cup and had been wondering that this become their chance.
Croatia nearly gained it with the ultimate kick of greater time.
In the 121st minute replacement Majer had a first-rate chance,
however he dragged his shot extensive from 20 yards
in acres of area and it went to penalties.