{"id":148980,"date":"2022-12-05T19:04:01","date_gmt":"2022-12-05T19:04:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/world-cup-2022-highlights-croatia-defeats-japan-on-pks-3-1\/"},"modified":"2022-12-05T19:04:01","modified_gmt":"2022-12-05T19:04:01","slug":"world-cup-2022-highlights-croatia-defeats-japan-on-pks-3-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/world-cup-2022-highlights-croatia-defeats-japan-on-pks-3-1\/","title":{"rendered":"World Cup 2022 highlights: Croatia defeats Japan on PKs, 3-1"},"content":{"rendered":"
the 2022 FIFA World Cup<\/u> continued Monday on FOX with Croatia defeating Japan in a wild knockout-stage game at Al Janoub Stadium in Al Wakrah, Qatar that was decided by penalty kicks after a hard-fought battle.<\/p>\n
With the win, Croatia \u2014 led by world-class midfielder Luka Modri\u0107 \u2014 has advanced to the next round.<\/p>\n
There is one more quarterfinal spot up for grabs Monday, as Brazil faces South Korea next (11 am ET, FOX). The winner will advance to play Croatia in the quarterfinals, which begin Friday, Dec. 9.<\/p>\n
Here are the top plays!<\/p>\n
Croatia 1(3), Japan 1<\/strong><\/p>\n 8′: Early opportunities<\/strong><\/p>\n Japan’s Shogo Taniguchi took a shot right out of the gate to set the tone, bit his header missed just to the left.<\/p>\n Then, a few minutes later, Japan keeper Shuichi Gonda denied Ivan Peri\u0161i\u0107 to keep things scoreless.<\/p>\n 41′: What could have been<\/strong><\/p>\n Daichi Kamada was this close<\/i> to putting Japan ahead, but things remained scoreless as the first half winded down.<\/p>\n 43′: Goal!<\/strong><\/p>\n Then, just ahead of the break, Japan got on the board thanks to a smooth shot from Daizen Maeda.<\/p>\nJapan’s Daizen Maeda scores goal vs. Croatia in 43′<\/h3>\n<\/p>\n