Ivan Perisic scored a vital equaliser for Croatia as they came from behind to beat Japan on penalties in their Round of 16 tie in Qatar on Monday afternoon.
, Dec 6 (IANS) Goalkeeper Dominik Livakovic was the hero, saving three penalties in the shootout, as Croatia edged past Japan after a 1-1 draw to reach the FIFA World Cup quarterfinals at Janoub stadium.The Russia 2018 runners-up held their .
DOHA: Croatia reached the quarter-finals of the World Cup on Monday with a dramatic 3-1 penalty shoot-out win over Japan after a tense last-16 clash ended 1-1.Mario Pasalic struck the winning.
AL WAKRAH, Qatar Goalkeeper Dominik Livakovic saved three spot-kicks as Croatia beat Japan 3-1 in a penalty shootout to reach the World Cup quarter-finals for the third time after an enthralling 120-minute contest finished deadlocked at 1-1 on Monday.