Shortly after the start of the second half, Perisic's header helped Croatia equalize. The two teams came back to the starting line together and eventually fought for 120 minutes with a 1-1 scoreline, going into a brutal penalty shootout.
Croatia is no stranger to penalty shootouts and has been the most experienced team in recent years. Goalkeeper Livakovic was the winner and loser of the match. He saved three penalties from Japanese players to help Croatia win 3-1, which made Livakovic the third World Cup player to save three penalties in a penalty shootout and was voted the best player after the match.
This is the third time in Croatia's history that the team has advanced to the World Cup's last eight, and the first time it has done so twice in a row. It's worth noting that Croatia has been to the round of 16 twice before, and the team now extends its 100% probability of advancing.
Located in eastern Europe, Croatia was founded in 1991 and then joined FIFA in 1993. Now, in the past 31 years, the men's national team has reached the World Cup finals, and now it has reached the top 8 of the World Cup for the third time, creating a miracle once again. Such a miraculous performance deserves to be learned by the Chinese men's soccer team.
