World Cup 2022
Croatia vs japan match result
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| Japan VS Croatia |
Dominik Levakovic, goalkeeper of the Croatian national team, was crowned the best player in the confrontation of his country with his Japanese counterpart, after he led him to qualify for the quarter-finals of the World Cup 2022 by winning a penalty shootout with a score of 3-1, after the end of the original and extra time with a positive tie with a goal for each.
Levakovic shone
Levakovic shone in the match, as he saved three penalty kicks from Japan players, to lead his country towards deciding the pass to the next round.
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| goalkeeper of the Croatian national team |
The confrontation of the national teams of Croatia and Japan went to penalty kicks after the end of the normal time and the extra two halves with a positive draw 1-1 in the match that was held this evening, Monday, at Al Janoub Stadium, within the round of sixteen competitions for the current version of the World Cup currently being held in Qatar and will continue until December 18. running.
And the confrontation of the Croatian national team with its Japanese counterpart became the first to go to two additional halves and then penalty kicks, as all previous confrontations in the elimination rounds ended in the original time.
Daisen Maeda scored the first goal for Japan in the 44th minute of the match, and Ivan Perisic scored the equalizer for Croatia with a wonderful header that hit Japan's net in the 56th minute of the match.
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| Modriç celebration |
Next match
The Croatian national team is scheduled to meet in the quarter-finals of the 2022 World Cup, with the winner from the confrontation between Brazil and Switzerland, which is scheduled for Monday evening.
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