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Croatia beat Brazil 4-2 on penalties to qualify for World Cup semifinals

10 Dec 2022 09:03am
Players of Croatia celebrate after qualifying to the next round after defeating Brazil in the penalty shoot-out of the Qatar 2022 World Cup quarter-final football match between Croatia and Brazil at Education City Stadium in Al-Rayyan, west of Doha, on December 9, 2022. Photo by Jewel Samad/AFP.
Players of Croatia celebrate after qualifying to the next round after defeating Brazil in the penalty shoot-out of the Qatar 2022 World Cup quarter-final football match between Croatia and Brazil at Education City Stadium in Al-Rayyan, west of Doha, on December 9, 2022. Photo by Jewel Samad/AFP.

ISTANBUL - Croatia beat Brazil 4-2 on penalties to qualify for the 2022 World Cup semifinals on Friday, Anadolu Agency (AA) reported.

Neither team were able to break the deadlock for the first 45 minutes at Doha's Education City Stadium.

Despite several efforts from both national sides, neither Brazil nor Croatia were able to score in the second half as the quarterfinal went to extra time.

In the 105th minute, Brazil scored the opener when Neymar made a close-range finish, assisted by Lucas Paqueta.

With this goal, Neymar equaled legendary striker Pele's Brazil goalscoring record of 77.

Croatia levelled the match with a minute-117 goal from Bruno Petkovic in the center of the penalty box, with Mislav Orsic assisting.

The extra time ended with a 1-1 tie.

Nikola Vlasic, Lovro Majer, Luka Modric, and Orsic respectively converted their spot kicks against Brazil during the penalty shootout.

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Rodrigo and Marquinhos missed their penalties, while Casemiro and Pedro converted the penalties for Brazil.

Croatia will face Argentina in the next stage. - BERNAMA

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