Croatia secured a vital win in their crucial quarterfinal game against Brazil on Friday afternoon. It was an impressive and resilient performance from Croatia, and the manager would be very pleased with the result....CONTINUE READING
Croatia started the game brilliantly as they curtail Brazil’s attacking threat in the first 45 minutes. Croatia had a very similar performance in the second 45 minutes as Brazil struggled to break their resilient defence.Readmore
Neymar managed to find the back of the net in the first half of extra-time with a fantastic strike from close range. However, the strike wasn’t enough to book a place for Brazil in the semifinals as Petkovic beat Alisson with a deflected shot right before the end of extra-time.
Croatia edged past Brazil on penalties to book a deserving place in the semifinals. Croatia has now won two consecutive penalty shootouts to stay in the competition. The last time they achieve such feet was in the 2018 World Cup – getting on to reach the finals.
Croatia’s penalty win over Brazil could be a sign that they would reach the finals yet again. The team clearly has great fighting spirit and that is actually one of the most required quality to go very far in a competition like the World Cup.
