In the 55th minute of the second half, Lovren side pass in the penalty area, Perisic first completed the header to help Croatia 1-1 equalize the score. According to statistics, this is Perisic's personal sixth World Cup goals, but also after Messi, C after Luo, Shaqiri, the fourth player in the last three World Cup goals.

The two teams then attacked and defended each other without converting the score, and the game went into overtime, the first overtime game in the knockout rounds of this World Cup.

In the end, the two teams went scoreless in overtime and then the penalty shootout, where Japan missed three penalties, which were saved by Croatian goalkeeper Livakovic. In the end, the total score was eliminated 2-4, and the players kneeled down and cried bitterly, very sad.

Unfortunately, Japan missed out on beating Croatia for the first time in the World Cup, advancing to the World Cup's last eight for the first time in the team's history, and missing out on the best record for an Asian team at a World Cup overseas.

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