“It’s an extraordinary feeling, thank God it ended well”, said Croatian goalkeeper Dominik Livakovic, who saved three kicks in the penalty shoot-out against Japan, giving passage to his selection to the quarterfinals, this Monday (5). at the Al Janoub stadium in Doha.
“They pressed high from the start, it’s the best moment of my career,” added the goalkeeper, named man of the match, to national television in his country.
Croatia beat Japan on penalties (3-1), with three saves by the Balkan goalkeeper, after regular time and extra time ended in a 1-1 draw, in the duel of the round of 16 of the World Cup in Qatar.
Croatia will face in the quarterfinals the winner of the match that will also be played this Monday by the selections of Brazil and South Korea.
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