World Cup: Croatia victorious in the penalty shootout with Japan

Croatian national team has confirmed its ability to snatch victories in the penalty shootout at the World Cup. Four years ago the Croats overcame the 1/8 finals and the quarter-finals in this way - and they did not change traditions in Qatar.

World Cup 2022

Japan - Croatia 1:1 (1:0), shoot-out 1:3
Goals: Maeda, 43 (1:0); Perišić I., 55 (1:1)

Japan: Gonda; Tomiyasu; Yoshida; Nagatomo (Mitoma, 64); Endo W.; Taniguchi; Morita (Tanaka A., 106); Doan (Minamino, 87); Kamada (Sakai H., 75); Ito J.; Maeda (Asano, 64)
Bench: Schmidt Da.; Kawashima; Yamane; Ito H.; Shibasaki; Soma; Machino Shuto; Ueda A.

Croatia: Livaković; Juranovic; Lovren; Gvardiol; Barišić B.; Perišić I. (Oršić, 106); Modric (Majer L., 99); Brozovic; Kovacic M. (Vlasic, 99); Kramaric (Pasalic, 68); Petković B. (Budimir, 62; Livaja, 106)
Bench: Ivusic; Grbić; Erlic; Sutalo J.; Vida; Jakic; Sucic
Yellow Cards: Kovacic M. 90; Barišić B. 116