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Fifa World Cup, JPN vs CRO Highlights: Croatia go through, win shoot out

Fifa World Cup, Round of 16, Japan vs Croatia Highlights: Croatia once again have won in the knockouts as they have beaten Japan 3-1 in the penalties after the game ended 1-1 in regulation, extra time

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Croatian goalkeeper Livakovic
Croatian goalkeeper Livakovic saves three out of four penalties in the shoot out to win the Round of 16 game against Japan in Fifa World Cup 2022. Photo:@HNS_CFF

2 min read Last Updated : Dec 06 2022 | 12:47 AM IST

12:44 AM

Japan vs Croatia Live Score, Round of 16: Match Summary

 
Croatia once again won in the knockouts as they have beaten Japan 3-1 in the penalties after the game ended 1-1 in regulation time plus extra time combined. For Japan, Minamino, Maya Yoshida and Mitoma missed the penalties while Asano scored the only one. For Croatia, Pasalic, Brozovic and Vlasic scored while Livaja missed the only penalty. Croatian goalkeeper Dominik Livakovic became the ultimate hero saving three out of the four penalties. Croatia will now face the winner of the quarterfinal between Brazil and South Korea which takes place later tonight. 
 
Full Time 

JPN 1-1 CRO
 
After Penalty Shoot Out

JPN 1 (4)-3(4) CRO
 

11:15 PM

Japan vs Croatia Live Score, Round of 16: Croatia win the penalty shoot out

 
Penalty Shootout 
 
Japan Shot
 
It’s Minamino who has come in to shoot for the first time and he has missed the shoot, can you just believe it? The Liverpool and Monaco star just shoots straight at the Croatian Goalkeeper
 
Croatian player scores and the last edition’s runners-up are 1-0 ahead
 
Another Japanese player misses the strike and this time around it is Kaoro Mitoma
 
Croatia scores in the second one again as Brozovic hits the target 
 
Asano comes to take the J third Japanese penalty and he must score and he does score. First for Japan
 
Livaja has hit the pole and Japan live on. But they must score now 
 
It is Maya Yoshida and he has just not got the power or the accuracy to go through. Just didn’t look confident enough 
 
Nikola Vlasic scores and Japan once again fail and once again Croatia are the king of the extra time and penalty shoot-out. They win it 3-1
 
JPN 1 (4)-3(4) CRO
 

11:05 PM

Japan vs Croatia Live Score, Round of 16: It’s into the penalties now

 
120 Minutes
 
Croatia’s Majer had the last chance to shoot at goal, but he was just wide of it and it now seems headed to the penalties definitely as the Japanese goalkeeper takes the goal kick. This has been one great contest and kudos to Japan for fighting this hard. 
 
JPN 1-1 CRO
 

10:56 PM

Japan vs Croatia Live Score, Round of 16: Heading to the penalties?

 
113 Minutes
 
The throw taken from outside the line was tantalizingly challenging for the Japanese goalkeeper who did well to get back to the ball in time and this game looks like headed to the penalties. 
 
JPN 1-1 CRO
 

10:54 PM

Japan vs Croatia Live Score, Round of 16: Another set of substitutions by Croatia to get in fresh legs

10:40 PM

Japan vs Croatia Live Score, Round of 16: Croatia make substitutions

10:38 PM

Japan vs Croatia Live Score, Round of 16: First half of the Extra-Time gets going

10:27 PM

Japan vs Croatia Live Score, Round of 16: Extra-Time mean advantage Croatia?

10:26 PM

Japan vs Croatia Live Score, Round of 16: For the first time in Qatar, we head to Extra Time

10:25 PM

Japan vs Croatia Live Score, Round of 16: At the end of 90 minutes, it’s still 1-1

Stats

10:22 PM

Japan vs Croatia Live Score, Round of 16: Doan with a great tackle, keeps the scoreline 1-1

10:21 PM

Japan vs Croatia Live Score, Round of 16: Perisic with the all-important equaliser

10:20 PM

Japan vs Croatia Live Score, Round of 16: The Japanese roller-coaster in this World Cup continues

10:20 PM

Japan vs Croatia Live Score, Round of 16: Maeda scores, gives Japan a 1-0 lead

10:15 PM

Japan vs Croatia Live Score, Round of 16: The game begins

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First Published: Dec 05 2022 | 10:05 PM IST