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Croatia head to World Cup semifinals after beating Brazil

Croatia advance to the semifinals of the World Cup defeating Brazil 4-2 at penalties.

Luka Modric in action. Croatia vs Brazil, — Croatia's Luka Modric and Brazil's Neymar in action during the match. [Showkat Shafi/Al Jazeera]

Croatia have knocked tournament favourites Brazil out of the World Cup in game that ended in penalties. For the South Americans, it is their fourth quarter-final elimination in the past five World Cups.

It was a scoreless match for the first 90 minutes before Brazil’s Neymar and Croatia’s Bruno Petkovic scored goals in extra time making it 1-1. The match was pushed into the penalty round and Croatia’s goalkeeper Dominik Livakovic was once again brilliant. He will likely be a contender for the World Cup’s Golden Glove Award.

That’s four World Cup wins in penalty shootouts for the Croatians, who are peerless from 12 yards (11 metres). Gut-wrenching for Brazil and they will rue not seeing this game out after taking the lead in extra time.

croatia vs brazil — The two teams challenge for the ball at Education City Stadium. [Showkat Shafi/Al Jazeera]

The Brazilians have now lost four of their last five World Cup quarter-finals. [Showkat Shafi/Al Jazeera]

Croatia vs Brazil, FIFA World Cup 2022 — Croatian players celebrate after Petkovic scored their first goal. [Showkat Shafi/Al Jazeera]