Croatian national team has confirmed its ability to snatch victories in the penalty shootout at the World Cup. Four years ago the Croats overcame the 1/8 finals and the quarter-finals in this way - and they did not change traditions in Qatar.

World Cup 2022

Japan - Croatia 1:1 (1:0), shoot-out 1:3
Goals: Maeda, 43 (1:0); Perišić I., 55 (1:1)

Japan: Gonda; Tomiyasu; Yoshida; Nagatomo (Mitoma, 64); Endo W.; Taniguchi; Morita (Tanaka A., 106); Doan (Minamino, 87); Kamada (Sakai H., 75); Ito J.; Maeda (Asano, 64)
Bench: Schmidt Da.; Kawashima; Yamane; Ito H.; Shibasaki; Soma; Machino Shuto; Ueda A.

Croatia: Livaković; Juranovic; Lovren; Gvardiol; Barišić B.; Perišić I. (Oršić, 106); Modric (Majer L., 99); Brozovic; Kovacic M. (Vlasic, 99); Kramaric (Pasalic, 68); Petković B. (Budimir, 62; Livaja, 106)
Bench: Ivusic; Grbić; Erlic; Sutalo J.; Vida; Jakic; Sucic
Yellow Cards: Kovacic M. 90; Barišić B. 116