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Japan vs Croatia FIFA World Cup 2022 Highlights: CRO beat JAP on penalties, through to quarter-final
Japan vs Croatia highlights, FIFA World Cup 2022: Japan were the better team during the match but Croatia kept their calm during the penalty shootout.
Japan vs Croatia highlights, FIFA World Cup 2022: It was heartbreak for Japan as they fell short in the penalty shootout after outplaying Croatia for much of regulation time, in which the match ended 1-1. Croatia goalkeeper Dominik Livakovic made three saves while Mario Pasalic kept his calm to turn in the decisive penalty.
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Regardless of what happens today, the Samurai Blue have already had a campaign that they can be proud of. They were handed the shorter end of the stick with the draw, getting clubbed with former champions Germany and Spain in the group but they only went and beat both those teams 2-1 and won the group ahead of them. Croatia, on the other hand, have shown solidity but they are also clearly not the team they were in 2018. They would be more than wary of the danger that Japan possesses. It will be interesting to see how Japan will now react as Croatia will have to be pretty silly to have come to this match prepared for anything less than a world class opposition.
