PELITA DAILY — After a 1-1 draw between Croatia against Japan for 120 minutes without additional goals, Croatia finally won via a penalty shoot-out which ended 3-1.

The match for the top 16 of the 2022 World Cup was held at the Al Janoub Stadium, Al Wakrah, Qatar on Monday (5/12/2022) at 22.00 WIB.

Croatia also qualified for the quarterfinals due to the tireless work of the players. Likewise the Japanese players who played insistently but lost on penalties In the first half, Japan went first through Daizen Maeda in the 43rd minute.

But in the second half, Croatia equalized through Ivan Perisic’s header in the 55th minute.

Luka Modric, Marcelo Brozovic and Mateo Kovacic played tactically enough that Croatia excelled in that match.

On the other hand, Hajime Moriyasu’s troops, who played with a pressing pattern, actually got a golden opportunity through Shogo Taniguchi’s header.

Japan’s struggle also ran aground in the last 16 of the 2022 World Cup by admitting defeat on penalties. Meanwhile, Croatia advanced to the quarterfinals. ●Editor/Assyad Qatar