Brazil vs Croatia: The Brazil national soccer team, considered by many to be the favorites to win the 2022 FIFA World Cup title, was left out of the competition after the Croatian national soccer team defeated them in a shootout of penalties.
Brazil had secured their place in the 2022 FIFA World Cup quarterfinals after beating South Korea with a 4-1 victory. However, in the quarterfinals in Croatia, they encountered much more formidable opposition.
This game between Brazil and Croatia remained goalless in the first 45 minutes as both teams struggled to create clear chances. Both teams headed into the interval break of this 2022 FIFA World Cup match without scoring. Things didn’t change in the next 45 minutes either, as this game between Brazil and Croatia remained tied.
As this match between Brazil and Croatia remained goalless at the end of regulation time, extra time became inevitable.
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Brazil vs Croatia: Brazil eliminated from the 2022 FIFA World Cup
This meeting between Brazil and Croatia of the 2022 FIFA World Cup finally saw their first goal in the 105+1 minute of the match. It was Neymar who scored the goal that put the South American heavyweights ahead in the match.
Neymar started the play that resulted in the goal when the Brazilian played two one-two with his teammates before rounding Croatian goalkeeper Dominik Livaković and sending the ball into an empty net.
Brazil were expected to see out the rest of this 2022 FIFA World Cup game, holding on until Croatia broke on the counter-attack and seizing the opportunity to restore parity in the 116th minute.
Croatia won the ball inside their own half and Luka Modric sent the ball to Mislav Orsic down the left wing. Orsic burst into the Brazil box before cutting it for Bruno Petković. Petkovic directed the ball into the net through a slight deflection from a Brazilian player.
At the end of extra time, the two teams were still tied and the game went to the dreaded penalty shootout. Croatia converted all four of their penalties, while Brazil were able to convert two of their four kicks. For Brazil, Rodrygo saw his shot saved by Livaković while Marquinhos, who took Brazil’s fourth shot, hit the post.
At the end of this Brazil vs Croatia 2022 FIFA World Cup match, it was the latter who secured their ticket to the semi-finals.
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