FIFA World Cup 2022, Japan vs Croatia, Round of 16: Both Japan and Croatia squandered a few early opportunities to score. But, just minutes before the half-time whistle, Daizen Maeda opened the scoring for Japan from a well-worked corner kick. Early into the second-half, Ivan Perisic put Croatia level 1-1 through a terrific header. The two teams couldn't be separated in 90 minutes, pushing the match into extra-time for the first time in this edition of the FIFA World Cup. Even in the extra-time, the two teams couldn't be separated. The Croatian goalkeeper stepped up in the shootout as his side secured a 3-1 (1-1) win in the penalty shootout.
Here are the Highlights of the FIFA World Cup 2022, Round of 16 football match between Japan vs Croatia, straight from Al Janoub Stadium:
- 23:21 (IST)Japan vs Croatia, LIVE: Croatia beat JapanMario Pasalic successfully dodges the goalkeeper as Croatia defeat Japan 3-1 (1-1) in penalties, to storm into the quarterfinals of the FIFA World Cup 2022. Japan too had a great outing in the game but the thrilling round of penalties resulted in favor of Croatia.
- 21:19 (IST)
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