On December 10, Qatar World Cup ended its first quarter-final match, and the world's number one Brazil team tied 1-1 with Croatia in overtime. After a penalty shootout, Croatia defeated the powerful Brazil team and became the first team to advance to the semi-finals of the World Cup, making a big upset!
As the runner-up of the 2018 World Cup, Croatia led by Modric is now a bit "old", but it is full of tenacity and full of fighting spirit. In the group stage, Croatia ranked second in qualifying with 1 win and 2 draw. In the knockout match, facing the Japanese team , which defeated Germany and Spain, Croatia tied with his opponent in overtime, and in the penalty shootout, he relied on goalkeeper , Livakovic to save three penalty kicks.
Five-star Brazil is the biggest favorite to win the World Cup in Qatar. Except for the huge rotation in the last round of the group stage, it won the remaining three games, especially the 4-1 victory over the South Korean team in the knockout stage, which was impressive. The Brazilian team, which is in a hot and enthusiastic state, encounters Croatia, which is as disciplined as an iron army, and it is very difficult to win.
In the first half, both sides tied the ball possession rate. Brazil built luxury attack lines in the frontcourt Neymar , Risalis, Rafinia , and Vinicius failed to create absolute opportunities; Modric ran all over the field and spared no effort on both ends of the offense and defense, just like a perpetual motion machine, and the Croatian midfielder was not at all inferior.
Just as the second half started, Livakovic made continuous contributions to ensure that the goal was not lost! Brazil dispatched troops, Rafinia, Vinicius and Risarisson were replaced one after another, and Anthony, Rodrigo and Pedro were replaced. Croatia was completely in a defensive position. Relying on tenacious defense to deal with it, Livakovic became Brazil's insurmountable "Great Steel Wall". He blocked multiple shots in succession, and saved a total of 8 shots in Brazil within 90 minutes. After
was scored 0-0 in regular time, it entered the overtime competition. Since the 2008 European Cup, Croatia has played 8 overtime games in its last nine knockout matches, except for the 2018 World Cup final, and is the king of overtime. At the critical moment, he had to rely on superstars to shine. In the 106th minute, Neymar finally broke through the goal guarded by Livakovic and led 1-0!
With this gold-like goal, Neymar Brazil's national team scored 77 goals, tying the record of the king of football Pele, and tied for the national team's first place in history! This is also Neymar's 8th goal in the World Cup, tying C Ronaldo !
Croatian did not give up and was still looking for opportunities! In the 117th minute of overtime, Petkovic scored a tie in the score, and Croatia equalized the score, 1-1!
In the penalty shootout battle, the first Brazilian player to play Rodrigo lost a penalty and was saved by the invincible Livakovic again! The fourth Marginhos lost a penalty in , while Croatia made all four free throws, won 4-2 in the penalty shootout, and won 5-3 in total!
As the biggest favorite to win the championship, the Brazilian team fell out of the top 4 goals, and their dream of winning the championship was completely shattered! After superstars such as de Bruyne , Hazard , Suarez, Lewandowski , superstars such as Neymar also bid farewell to this World Cup. Will this be Neymar's World Cup masterpiece?
Croatia defeated the Brazilian team with its tenacious fighting spirit and passionate iron-blooded style, creating miracles again and gaining countless fans! They are the well-deserved kings of overtime and play rhapsody again in the World Cup! lattice legion can still reach the finals like the last World Cup?
