World Cup: Croatia win 4-2 on penalties, Brazil exit the tournament

Croatia defeated Brazil 4-2 on penalties in the quarter-finals of the World Cup on Friday.

Croatia were resilient in the 90 minutes, keeping Brazil out of their goal until a moment of magic from Neymar put them ahead.

In the dying moments of extra time, a defected strike from Bruno Petkovic took the game to penalties.

Each of Croatia’s four penalty takers – Nikola Vlasic, Mislav Orsic, Lovro Majer, and Luka Modric – found the net but the same couldn’t be said for Brazil.

Rodrygo’s opening penalty was saved by Dominik Livakovic, who had an standout performance through the game, and Marquinhos hit the post to knock out the Brazil team that were largely considered pre-tournament favourites.