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A flashback to the Japan-Croatia match
Croatia reaches the quarter-finals of Qatar 2022, in the first penalty shootout for this World Cup.
Japan goes home with the bitter taste of defeat and it will hurt them even more as they played well, especially in the group where they beat Spain and Germany.
It was an open match, with both teams looking for victory, each confident in their style.
Either team could have won, but in the end, Croatia managed to be more successful on penalties.
Croatia used their experience and goalkeeper Livakovic was a big wall for the Japanese, who missed three penalties.
Japan entered this match as masters of the do-or-die game
To reach the finals of Russia 2018, Croatia twice survived penalty kicks (against Denmark in the round of 16 and against Russia in the quarter-finals) and won an extra-time match in the semi-finals against England.
