Croatia reached the quarterfinals: Mario Pasalic scored the last goal of the penalty shootout against Japan | VIDEO

In a definition in which the Croatian goalkeeper was the protagonist, Mario Pasalic scored the last goal of the penalty shootout and gave the pass to Croatia vs. Japan for the quarterfinals of the Qatar 2022 World Cup.

The Atalanta midfielder converted the decisive penalty for Croatia after a 1-1 draw after 90 minutes and 30 extra time; In addition to this, Luka Modric and Mateo Kovacic had left the field of play for a change.

Goalkeeper Dominik Livakovic became the hero of the Croatian team by saving three penalties against Japan (1-1, 3-1 in the shootout) to lead his team to the quarterfinals of the World Cup in Qatar-2022, this Monday in Al Janoub Stadium.

The Dinamo Zagreb goalkeeper saved Takumi Minamino, Kaoru Mitoma and Maya Yoshida’s shots to give his team the pass.

Painful removal again. The fourth was not the charm either. After giving the bell in Qatar 2022 against Germany and Spain, he was close to repeating against the current universal runner-up, Croatia, and he says goodbye regretting the missed chances and errors in the penalty shootout

For the second time the Japanese team falls in the round of 16 penalty shootout. In South Africa 2010 they lost to Paraguay after finishing the match and extra time with a goalless draw. In Korea and Japan 2002, as host of the tournament, they left after losing to Turkey (0-1) with a goal from Umit Davala and in Russia they experienced a carousel of emotions against Belgium, ultimately third, after winning by 2 -0 and conceding a bit in the last moment of extra time (2-3).