Neyman’s stunning goal in extra time put Brazil within five minutes of advancing to the 2022 World Cup semifinals.
Then Croatia occurred. Bruno Petkovic scored in the left corner on a counterattack with 116 seconds remaining to tie the game at 1-1.
Bruno Petkovic celebrates for Croatia versus Brazil during a World Cup match.
Then, Croatia does what it appears to do best: dominate the penalty kicks. All four of their shots found the back of the net, whereas only two of Brazil’s were successful.
Croatia was content to stay back on defense and thwart the potent attack of the World Cup favorites for the first 90 minutes of play.
After defeating Japan on penalty kicks in the first round of knockout play, Croatia will face the winner of Netherlands vs. Argentina in the semifinals.
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