Croatia defeat Japan, Brazil crush South Korea to reach quarter-finals
Brazil defeated South Korea 4-1 and will meet Croatia on Friday after the Vatreni defeated Japan in a penalty shootout.
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Brazil's players celebrate at the end of the World Cup round of 16 soccer match between Brazil and South Korea, at Stadium 974 in Doha, Qatar, Monday, Dec. 5, 2022 (AP Photo/Andre Penner)
The Croatian national football team defeated the Japanese team in a wild round-of-16 game decided by penalty kicks to advance to the quarterfinals of the 2022 FIFA World Cup.
In a match at the Al Janoub Stadium on Monday, the main and additional time of the match ended with the score of 1-1. In the 43rd minute, Daizen Maeda scored for Japan, and Ivan Perisic equalized in the 55th.
Croatia beat Japan 3-1 on penalties.
Croat goalkeeper Dominik Livakovic saved three penalty kicks.
Brazil crush South Korea to reach World Cup quarter-finals
Brazil cruised into the World Cup quarter-finals on Monday, producing a brilliant first-half performance to see off South Korea 4-1 and set up a last-eight clash with Croatia.
Vinicius Junior, Neymar, Richarlison, and Lucas Paqueta all scored before the interval for the five-time champions, while Paik Seung-ho netted a late consolation for South Korea.
Despite the unconquerable deficit, the South Koreans came out in the second half and showed a lot of fight.
They opened the half on the attack and Son Heung-Min's early shot had to be turned away by Brazil's goalie Alisson.
The Brazilian team also showed little signs of letting up. In the 55th minute, South Korean goalie Kim Seung-Gyu came up with a diving fingertip save to keep Brazil from getting the 5th goal.
South Korea finally got one back in the 76th minute. Paik Seung-ho smashed a screamer from outside the box that denied Brazil the clean sheet.
Silver medalist of the 2018 World Cup in Russia, Croatia will face Brazil on December 9.
