Summary

  • FT: Croatia 1-1 Brazil - Croatia win penalty shootout 4-2

  • Neymar opened scoring with superb solo goal in extra time before Petkovic levelled

  • Croatia will face Netherlands or Argentina in last four

  • Get involved: Tweet #bbcfootball, text 81111 (UK only - standard rates apply) or WhatsApp 03301231826

  1. Buckle uppublished at 15:50 Greenwich Mean Time 9 December 2022

    HT: Croatia 0-0 Brazil

    Shamoon Hafez
    BBC Sport at Education City Stadium

    We're in for a late one.

    Seven of Croatia's last eight knockout games at major tournaments have gone to extra-time, with the exception being the 2018 final.

    Buckle up.

  2. Postpublished at 15:49 Greenwich Mean Time 9 December 2022

    HT: Croatia 0-0 Brazil

    File under cult classic not bestseller.

  3. HALF-TIMEpublished at 45+1 mins

    Croatia 0-0 Brazil

    Josko Gvardiol has a rush of blood to the head and dances out of defence like prime Beckenbauer.

    A sloppy pass gives the ball back to Brazil but they have no time to do anything.

    HT.

    Eder Militao and Borna Sosa compete for possessionImage source, Getty Images
  4. Postpublished at 45 mins

    Croatia 0-0 Brazil

    Just the one minute of added time. Like the good old days.

  5. Postpublished at 44 mins

    Croatia 0-0 Brazil

    Get this through to half-time will be the message from the Croatia bench.

  6. 'Modric finding all sorts of space'published at 15:45 Greenwich Mean Time 9 December 2022

    Croatia 0-0 Brazil

    Pat Nevin
    Former Scotland winger on BBC Radio 5 Live

    Luka Modric is orchestrating the game. He will control it.

    He has been helped by the system Brazil are playing with two midfielders against three.

    Modric is finding all sorts of space.

  7. Postpublished at 43 mins

    Croatia 0-0 Brazil

    Croatia have the ball and quickly slice open the Brazil defence with an incisive pass down the left flank from Borna Sosa.

    That takes out the Brazil midfield but Thiago Silva is alert and beats Ivan Perisic to clear.

  8. get involved

    Get Involvedpublished at 15:43 Greenwich Mean Time 9 December 2022

    Tweet #bbcfootball, text 81111 (UK only - standard rates apply) or WhatsApp 03301231826

    Matty: Juranović is having the game of his life out there. Croatia well on top so far, but it'll only take Brazil one opportunity to score.

    Mick: Brazil may well win this but Croatia have certainly burst the bubble of the South Americans being the best thing since sliced bread.

    Oliver: This Brazil team is incredible. Skilful in attack, solid at the back, sharp through midfield, quick to press... and yet I reckon Croatia are winning this 2-1. Just one of those teams that really, really don't like to lose.

  9. Brazil show they are willing to whistlepublished at 15:43 Greenwich Mean Time 9 December 2022

    Croatia 0-0 Brazil

    Chris Bevan
    BBC Sport at Education City, Qatar

    The Brazil fans don't like it when Croatia start spraying passes around - they just responded with the same volume (almost) of whistling as we saw in this same stadium from Morocco supporters when Spain had the ball in their last-16 tie.

    To be fair, Brazil are winning the ball back a lot quicker than Morocco managed, so it is not such a test of their whistling stamina so far.

  10. Postpublished at 42 mins

    Croatia 0-0 Brazil

    Right then... Brazil win a free-kick on the left corner of the Croatia box.

    Neymar and Raphinha stand over the ball, exchanging glances and words as they cook up a plan...

    It's Neymar... straight into the keeper's hands.

  11. Postpublished at 41 mins

    Croatia 0-0 Brazil

    A midfield masterclass from Croatia so far.

    Casemiro just stops with the ball about 40 yards out from the Croatia goal.

    Generously, he's being patient. Less generously, he's not sure what to do with it.

  12. Brazil growing into gamepublished at 40 mins

    Croatia 0-0 Brazil

    The top graphic shows the opening 15 minutes of the game.

    Brazil had more possession, but Croatia were able to use theirs to create pressure on the Brazil goal, whereas Brazil struggled to do that and passed around the back and midfield a lot.

    action areas in the first 15 mins of Croatia v Brazil show 50.8% in the middle with 12.6% in the Croatia defensive third and 36.6% in the Brazil defensive thirdImage source, Opta

    However, they have grown into the game and turned that possession in more sustained pressure on the Croatia goal.

    Next job? Turning it into a goal.

    action areas in the first 15 mins of Croatia v Brazil show 51.1% in the middle with 35% in the Croatia defensive third and 13.9% in the Brazil defensive thirdImage source, Opta
  13. Postpublished at 39 mins

    Croatia 0-0 Brazil

    Not sure it's worthy of being described as 'scrappy' but we are lacking quality in the final third.

    Croatia's Marcelo Brozovic sloppily lets the ball run out over the goal-line just as his side worked themselves into a promising attacking position.

  14. Postpublished at 38 mins

    Croatia 0-0 Brazil

    Luka Modric really is the Peter Pan of world football, isn't he?!

  15. 'My money isn't on Casemiro'published at 37 mins

    Croatia 0-0 Brazil

    Pat Nevin
    Former Scotland winger on BBC Radio 5 Live

    Casemiro has been sluggish.

    He’s not been close to it, he’s not been able to close down. Luka Modric is looking at him to say ‘Man on man, let’s see’

    I know who my money is on and it’s not the Brazilian.

  16. Postpublished at 36 mins

    Croatia 0-0 Brazil

    Not only has Josip Juranovic been eye-catching going forward, he has also dealt pretty well with the threat posed by Vinicius Junior.

    A boot clear eases the pressure for Croatia.

    'Ave it!

  17. 'OK from Brazil and not much more'published at 35 mins

    Croatia 0-0 Brazil

    Pat Nevin
    Former Scotland winger on BBC Radio 5 Live

    This looks like a very close game.

    The two teams are very well matched at the moment. There’s not a great deal between them.

    So far it’s been OK from Brazil and not much more than that.

  18. Watch Perisic's chancepublished at 15:35 Greenwich Mean Time 9 December 2022

    Croatia 0-0 Brazil

    And here is the best chance of the game so far....

  19. Postpublished at 33 mins

    Croatia 0-0 Brazil

    Brazil are shading possession at 54%, but it is Croatia who have looked the most likely to score, to be honest.

  20. 'Silly from Brozovic'published at 32 mins

    Croatia 0-0 Brazil

    Jermaine Jenas
    Former England midfielder on BBC One

    Silly from Brozovic.

    You're going to have these moments with Neymar, he has so much skill. But Lovren was there covering.

    You don't want to be on a yellow and having to deal with Neymar for the rest of the night.

    Marcelo Brozovic pulls Neymar Jr to the groundImage source, Getty Images