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By Shamoon HafezBBC Sport astatine Al Janoub Stadium, Al Wakrah
Last updated connected Less than a infinitesimal ago.From the conception World Cup
Goalkeeper Dominik Livakovic was the hero, redeeming 3 penalties successful the shootout, arsenic Croatia edged past Japan aft a 1-1 gully to scope the World Cup quarter-finals.
Livakovic kept retired the archetypal 2 efforts earlier stopping Maya Yoshida's kick, past Mario Pasalic converted the captious effort to instrumentality his broadside through.
Zlatko Dalic's side, beaten successful the last by France 4 years ago, volition look tourney favourites Brazil oregon South Korea successful the adjacent circular connected Friday (15:00 GMT).
Japan were the livelier broadside and took a deserved pb 2 minutes earlier half-time erstwhile Celtic guardant Daizen Maeda converted from Yoshida's sound down.
Croatia levelled successful the 2nd fractional courtesy of Ivan Perisic's superb slug header from Dejan Lovren's cross, becoming his country's all-time starring scorer astatine large tournaments with 10 goals.
Neither broadside could find a breakthrough and the crippled ticked into the further 30 minutes, with Brighton midfielder Kaoru Mitoma's spectacular onslaught pushed implicit by Livakovic.
At the different end, Marko Livaja's flicked header looked to beryllium looping in, but Shuichi Gonda managed to stitchery and Lovro Majer dragged a changeable successful the 120th minute.
The contention went to nerve-shredding penalties, wherever Livakovic emerged arsenic the antheral to pb Croatia's celebrations.
More to follow.
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Japan
Squad number12Player nameGonda
Squad number16Player nameTomiyasu
Squad number22Player nameYoshida
Squad number3Player nameTaniguchi
Squad number14Player nameIto
Squad number6Player nameEndo
Squad number13Player nameMorita
Squad number5Player nameNagatomo
Squad number8Player nameDoan
Squad number25Player nameMaeda
Squad number15Player nameKamada
Squad number9Player nameMitoma
Squad number10Player nameMinamino
Squad number17Player nameTanaka
Squad number18Player nameAsano
Squad number19Player nameH Sakai
Croatia
Squad number1Player nameLivakovic
Squad number22Player nameJuranovic
Squad number6Player nameLovren
Squad number20Player nameGvardiol
Squad number3Player nameBarisic
Squad number10Player nameModric
Squad number11Player nameBrozovic
Squad number8Player nameKovacic
Squad number9Player nameKramaric
Squad number16Player namePetkovic
Squad number4Player namePerisic
Squad number7Player nameMajer
Squad number13Player nameVlasic
Squad number14Player nameLivaja
Squad number15Player namePasalic
Squad number17Player nameBudimir
Squad number18Player nameOrsic
Line-ups
Japan
Formation 3-4-3
- 12Gonda
- 16Tomiyasu
- 22Yoshida
- 3Taniguchi
- 14Ito
- 6Endo
- 13MoritaSubstituted forTanakaat 105'minutes
- 5NagatomoSubstituted forMitomaat 64'minutes
- 8DoanSubstituted forMinaminoat 87'minutes
- 25MaedaSubstituted forAsanoat 64'minutes
- 15KamadaSubstituted forH Sakaiat 75'minutes
Substitutes
- 1Kawashima
- 2Yamane
- 7Shibasaki
- 9Mitoma
- 10Minamino
- 17Tanaka
- 18Asano
- 19H Sakai
- 20Machino
- 21Ueda
- 23Schmidt
- 24Soma
- 26Ito
Croatia
Formation 4-3-3
- 1Livakovic
- 22Juranovic
- 6Lovren
- 20Gvardiol
- 3BarisicBooked astatine 116mins
- 10ModricSubstituted forMajerat 99'minutes
- 11Brozovic
- 8KovacicBooked astatine 90minsSubstituted forVlasicat 99'minutes
- 9KramaricSubstituted forPasalicat 68'minutes
- 16PetkovicSubstituted forBudimirat 62'minutesSubstituted forLivajaat 105'minutes
- 4PerisicSubstituted forOrsicat 105'minutes
Substitutes
- 5Erlic
- 7Majer
- 12Grbic
- 13Vlasic
- 14Livaja
- 15Pasalic
- 17Budimir
- 18Orsic
- 21Vida
- 23Ivusic
- 24Sutalo
- 25Sucic
- 26Jakic
Referee:Ismail Elfath
Attendance:42,523
Live Text
Match ends, Japan 1(1), Croatia 1(3).
Penalty Shootout ends, Japan 1(1), Croatia 1(3).
Goal! Japan 1(1), Croatia 1(3). Mario Pasalic (Croatia) converts the punishment with a close footed changeable to the bottommost near corner.
Penalty saved! Maya Yoshida (Japan) fails to capitalise connected this large opportunity, close footed changeable saved successful the bottommost near corner.
Penalty missed! Still Japan 1(1), Croatia 1(2). Marko Livaja (Croatia) hits the near station with a close footed shot.
Goal! Japan 1(1), Croatia 1(2). Takuma Asano (Japan) converts the punishment with a close footed changeable to the bottommost close corner.
Goal! Japan 1, Croatia 1(2). Marcelo Brozovic (Croatia) converts the punishment with a close footed changeable to the centre of the goal.
Penalty saved! Kaoru Mitoma (Japan) fails to capitalise connected this large opportunity, close footed changeable saved successful the bottommost near corner.
Goal! Japan 1, Croatia 1(1). Nikola Vlasic (Croatia) converts the punishment with a close footed changeable to the bottommost near corner.
Penalty saved! Takumi Minamino (Japan) fails to capitalise connected this large opportunity, close footed changeable saved successful the centre of the goal.
Penalty Shootout begins Japan 1, Croatia 1.
Second Half Extra Time ends, Japan 1, Croatia 1.
Attempt missed. Lovro Majer (Croatia) close footed changeable from extracurricular the container misses to the left. Assisted by Mislav Orsic.
Attempt blocked. Mislav Orsic (Croatia) close footed changeable from the near broadside of the container is blocked. Assisted by Marcelo Brozovic.
Borna Barisic (Croatia) is shown the yellowish paper for a atrocious foul.
Foul by Borna Barisic (Croatia).
Junya Ito (Japan) wins a escaped footwear connected the close wing.
Attempt saved. Marko Livaja (Croatia) header from the centre of the container is saved successful the apical centre of the goal. Assisted by Josip Juranovic.
Corner, Croatia. Conceded by Junya Ito.
Lovro Majer (Croatia) wins a escaped footwear successful the antiaircraft half.
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