FIFA 2022: Croatia pulls off a big upset, beats Brazil in penalty shootout to enter semi-finals
Croatia scored all their goals in the penalty shootout. Whereas Brazil missed the first and fourth goals. With this win, Croatia became the second team to win four penalty shootouts in the FIFA World Cup. Germany has done this feat before.
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Croatia scored all their goals in the penalty shootout. Whereas Brazil missed the first and fourth goals. With this win, Croatia became the second team to win four penalty shootouts in the FIFA World Cup. Germany has done this feat before.
With this win, Croatia made it to the semi-finals. At the same time, Brazil's journey ended in this World Cup. Croatia scored all their goals in the penalty shootout. Whereas Brazil missed the first and fourth goals. With this win, Croatia became the second team to win four penalty shootouts in the FIFA World Cup. Germany has done this feat before.
The match between Brazil and Croatia ended goalless in the stipulated 90 minutes. Both teams were almost evenly matched in the 90 minutes of the game. Croatia's ball possession was 51 and Brazil's was 49 percent. Croatia passed 542 and Brazil passed 540. However, the Brazilian team remained ahead in the attack. He took 15 shots on goal. Of these, eight remained on target. At the same time, Croatia scored six attempts. Didn't stick to a single target.
Brazil scored the first goal in the 116th minute in extra time. Neymar scored in injury time (105+1 minutes) of the first half of extra time to put the five-time champions 1-0 ahead. With this, Neymar equalled the record of veteran Pele. Neymar is tied with Pele for the most goals scored for Brazil.
After this goal, Croatia's team came on the back foot. But the team did not give up and kept the attacking game going. Croatia struck back in the 117th minute and equalized with just four minutes to go. Brazil's confidence fell from this goal. The fans on the ground got angry and started crying. Bruno Petkovic scores a brilliant goal for Croatia.
