In a passionate first half, the Japanese team, despite the obvious disadvantage in possession, made their opponents fearful with a stronger counter-attack. They were the first to knock on the door, thanks to a fine corner kick play, Yoshida's precise cross from the right was followed by Maeda's skillful shot at the near post. However, the match resumed with a strong second-half counterattack and Croatia equalized in the 56th minute with a header from Perisic. After that, both sides were unable to rewrite the score, and the game had to go into overtime. In the extra time, the two sides still exchanged blanks, and finally had to decide the winner through penalty kicks. In the penalty shootout, three players of the Japanese team missed the penalty kicks, and finally went out of the game. As the final bell rang, the Japanese players fell into despair, kneeling down and bowing their heads in utter frustration. Nevertheless, they were still unable to change their defeat. ! [Moments of Japan's match](https://www.ballti.com/UploadFiles/Sinaimg/202212/2022120707442598353241748.jpg) ! [Japan Penalty Shootout Moment](https://www.ballti.com/UploadFiles/Sinaimg/202212/2022120707442646943861748.png) In this tournament, Japan missed out on many of the following records: 1. lost the chance to reach the World Cup's top 8 for the first time, breaking the team's best-ever World Cup record, having finished in the round of 16 in all six previous appearances. 2. failing to become the third Asian team, after North Korea and South Korea, to reach the last eight. 3. lost the chance for a non-host Asian team to qualify for the World Cup and equal the achievement of North Korea in 1966. 4. Failed to set a new record for wins in a World Cup. 5. Failed to win for the first time in the history of World Cup meetings with Croatia. 6. Failed to achieve a new record of beating three European teams in a row in a single World Cup. 7. Failed to break the myth of Croatia's unbeaten run in extra time at the World Cup.
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