{"id":1262080,"date":"2022-12-06T12:04:53","date_gmt":"2022-12-06T12:04:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/12\/06\/how-croatia-beat-japan-on-penalties-to-reach-quarter\/"},"modified":"2022-12-06T12:04:53","modified_gmt":"2022-12-06T12:04:53","slug":"how-croatia-beat-japan-on-penalties-to-reach-quarter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/12\/06\/how-croatia-beat-japan-on-penalties-to-reach-quarter\/","title":{"rendered":"How Croatia beat Japan on penalties to reach quarter"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"td-post-featured-image\">\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" class=\"entry-thumb\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/3503573-71418628-2560-1440-696x392.jpg\"   alt=\"Dominik Livakovic and Mario Pasalic of Croatia celebrate after their side won the penalty shoot out during the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 Round of 16 match between Japan and Croatia at Al Janoub Stadium on December 05, 2022 in Al Wakrah, Qatar Image credit: Getty Images\" title=\"Dominik Livakovic and Mario Pasalic of Croatia celebrate after their side won the penalty shoot out during the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 Round of 16 match between Japan and Croatia at Al Janoub Stadium on December 05, 2022 in Al Wakrah, Qatar  Image credit: Getty Images\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Dominik Livakovic and Mario Pasalic of Croatia celebrate after their side won the penalty shoot out during the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 Round of 16 match between Japan and Croatia at Al Janoub Stadium on December 05, 2022 in Al Wakrah, Qatar<\/p>\n<p>Image credit: Getty Images<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>Goalkeeper Dominik Livakovic was the hero, saving three penalties in the shootout, as Croatia edged past Japan with a 3-1 victory to reach the World Cup quarter-finals.<\/p>\n<p>After a 1-1 draw at extra time, Livakovic kept out the first two efforts before stopping Maya Yoshida\u2019s kick, then Mario Pasalic tucked his penalty into the corner to take his side through.<\/p>\n<p>Zlatko Dalic\u2019s side, beaten in the final by France four years ago, will face tournament favourites Brazil or South Korea in the next round on Friday (15:00 GMT).<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/22191989129,1002554\/MGL\/mgl_ado_atunwa_300x250 --><\/p>\n<p>Japan were the livelier side and took a deserved lead two minutes before half-time when Celtic forward Daizen Maeda converted from Yoshida\u2019s knock down.<\/p>\n<p>Croatia levelled in the second half courtesy of Ivan Perisic\u2019s brilliant bullet header from Dejan Lovren\u2019s cross, becoming his country\u2019s all-time leading scorer at major tournaments with 10 goals.<\/p>\n<p>Neither side could find a breakthrough and the game ticked into the additional 30 minutes, with Brighton midfielder Kaoru Mitoma\u2019s spectacular strike pushed over by Livakovic.<\/p>\n<p>At the other end, Marko Livaja\u2019s flicked header looked to be looping in, but Shuichi Gonda managed to gather and Lovro Majer dragged a shot in the 120th minute.<\/p>\n<p>The contest went to nerve-shredding penalties, where Livakovic emerged as the man to lead Croatia\u2019s celebrations.<\/p>\n<p>            <!--  [embed]https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=videoseries[\/embed]<!--\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; 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