waiting for them is croatia. they couldn t be separated from japan. 1 1 after 120 minutes. for the first time this tournament we saw penalties. but japan missed three. it was left to mario pasalic, who calmly sent croatia through. devastation for japan. croatia will need their composure when they play the five time champions in the quarterfinals. jane dougall, bbc news. today marks the end of the second round, with portugal taking on switzerland, and before that, morocco face spain. morocco caused one of the shocks of the tournament by winning their group and now they want to make history and reach the quarterfinals for the very first time.
we have been speaking about how cold it is in the weather forecast but look at you on the beach, john watson, a perk of the job. another beautiful morning here in doha. this is the west bay area, this corniche wraps around the bay and fans have been gathering here through the tournament. more quiet this morning, some brazilfans who watched their team reach the quarterfinals of the world cup are probably giving themselves a rest this morning because it s fair to say they have been bringing the colour and atmosphere and a real samba party atmosphere to the world cup and their players have been delivering on the pitch, as stated emphatically beating south korea 4 1 yesterday to book their place in the last eight. they ll play croatia who beat japan in the first penalty shootout of this world cup. jane dougall reports. this team may be filled with world class players, but they stand
they beat south korea four one to set up a match against croatia who beat japan on penalties. their quarter final will take place on friday and they look like the side to beat here s jane dougall. back from injury, neymar the talisman with blonde ambition for this world cup. third swim with another brazil hero. pillai had tweeted from his hospital bed that he would be watching. south korea have shocked, beating portugal in the sun worshippers hoped rizal would not a step too far but their pedigree shone through. so much time on the carnival had begun. minutes later, neymar cheekily converted a penalty, one short of pele s record. richarlison s turn, he juggled and passed on the defence was split open. brilliant, brilliant, brilliant, brilliant. even our coachjoined in brilliant, brilliant. even our coach joined in the signature pitch celebration. for the
were beaten 2 0 by morocco. the african side are unbeaten as they look to make it out of the group stage for only the second time in their history. there was an upset in group e too as costa rica beat japan by a goal to nil. japan had dominated, but keysher fuller s goal ten minutes from time has left japan facing a tough challenge to advance to the last 16. wales will need to beat england in their final group match on tuesday to keep their hopes of reaching the knockout stages alive. it s been a disappointing tournament so farfor wales, who have picked upjust one point from their first two matches. our correspondent hywel griffith reports from doha. drained under the desert sun, wales s loss to iran on friday left them listless and looking like their world cup was already at an end. for the players, it wasn tjust the defeat, it was the feeling that they d failed to show the world what they are capable of. we didn t achieve that,