Croatia beat Japan on penalties to reach World Cup quarter-finals
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- Published Date: 08:48 | 05 December 2022
- Modified Date: 08:49 | 05 December 2022
Croatia beat Japan on penalties to reach the World Cup quarter-finals after a 1-1 draw in their last-16 clash on Monday.
Daizen Maeda gave Japan a half-time lead and Ivan Perisic headed home an equaliser for the 2018 runners-up before goalkeeper Dominik Livakovic saved three of four penalties as Croatia won the shoot-out 3-1.