Croatia goalkeeper Dominik Livakovic made three saves while Nikola Vlasic, Marcelo Brozovic and Mario Pasalic converted from the spot.
“We had a difficult match, I would like to congratulate Japan for their brave, feisty and aggressive approach,” Croatia head coach Zlatko Dalic said. “They proved to be an exceptionally difficult opponent. We had lot of different problems when it came to their aggressiveness. We could not keep possession of the ball.Article content
Maeda slotted in a shot from the top of the six-yard box on a ball played back across to him by Yoshida after it was swung in off a short corner kick.tap here to see other videos from our team“We played well, but it came down to a penalty shootout battle that we lost,” Japan head coach Hajime Moriyasu said. “We have to accept this result. I don’t think we succumb to pressure in the shootout, I thought their goalkeeper was very good.
Modric came close to giving Croatia the lead seven minutes later, hammering a half volley from the top of the penalty area, which Gonda was able to tip over the crossbar.
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