FIFA 22: Croatia beats Brazil in penalty
(FIFA 22) — World Cup results, highlights: Brazil and Croatia kicked off the 2022 World Cup quarterfinals in style with a cagey penalty shootout win for the Europeans.
The Brazilians were knocking on the door all game but it took a late goal from Neymar in the 106th minute to break the 0-0 deadlock. Croatia’s Bruno Petkovic leveled things in extra time with a brilliant strike to send it to penalty kicks. In the shootout, it was all Croatia as the team didn’t miss and Dominik Livakovic was once again a monster in goal.
Croatia advance to the Semi-final! 👏@adidasfootball | #FIFAWorldCup
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The Croatians advance and will face Argentina after Lionel Messi and Co. survived one of the wildest games of the 2022 World Cup in a penalty shootout against the Netherlands. Emi Martinez sprung to his right, then to his left, for majestic saves. Messi converted to give Argentina the shootout lead, and from there, unlike in regulation, the Argentines never looked back.
Croatia are through to the World Cup semi-finals after a dramatic penalty shootout win over Brazil.
Bruno Petkovic dramatically cancelled out Neymar’s extra-time breakthrough to send the game to penalties — and Croatia won the shootout 4-2, with Marquinhos missing the decisive spot-kick.
Neymar equalled Pele’s all-time goalscoring record discrepancy here but his World Cup dream is over.
A semi-final date against Argentina or the Netherlands awaits Croatia.
