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

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  1. Postpublished at 31 mins

    Croatia 0-0 Brazil

    Ooof! Talk about a cynical foul. Croatia's Marcelo Brozvic goes into the book for dumping over Neymar.

  2. Postpublished at 30 mins

    Croatia 0-0 Brazil

    Still warning signs at the other end for Brazil.

    Ivan Perisic slashes a wild effort from distance that troubles the ball kids more than Alisson.

  3. get involved

    Get Involvedpublished at 15:31 Greenwich Mean Time 9 December 2022

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    May be somewhat premature and unjustified but I have the sneaking suspicion this Brazil team may lack the real ‘superstar’, best in the world players to really see this (wining the World Cup) through. Very exciting but lacking something for me.

    Nick

    Brazil may have thought they only had to turn up today to win today but I think Croatia have other ideas.

    Paul

    Why is it when a team isn't prepared to just sit and admire Brazil but is actually good enough to match them and take the game to them, it's always Brazil off the pace? So disingenuous towards Croatia. Always suspected this Brazil side would get found out against a half decent team.

    Richard

  4. Postpublished at 29 mins

    Croatia 0-0 Brazil

    I wouldn't call them glimposes of goal, but Brazil do spend a little bit more time in Croatia territory.

    First Neymar stands over a free-kick which is not very fruitful, while Lucas Paqueta can only get a glance on a header that is nowhere near troubling Croatia keeper Dominik Livakovic.

  5. Richarlison playing on the shoulderpublished at 28 mins

    Croatia 0-0 Brazil

    Chris Bevan
    BBC Sport at Education City, Qatar

    Brazil striker Richarlison is not always dropping deep - in fact he rarely does - that graphic below (on 20 minutes) just showed where he is touching the ball. If you watch him, even when the ball is down the other end (so not visible on TV), he is more often found lurking on the shoulder of the last man, on the front foot and facing forwards, waiting for the ball over the top for him to run on to.

    It doesn't always come... which is why the average position of his 10 touches so far (including a header at his own near post to clear a Croatia corner) is much deeper than his actual position on the pitch during play.

  6. Postpublished at 27 mins

    Croatia 0-0 Brazil

    Wondered whether the right-hand side was where Croatia could have some success.

    Now Danilo - more of a right-back than a left-back - has more than an hour to play on a yellow.

    As those who specialise in football cliches might say... a disciplinary tightrope.

  7. 'Nothing drives me more mad'published at 15:27 Greenwich Mean Time 9 December 2022

    Croatia 0-0 Brazil

    Pat Nevin
    Former Scotland winger on BBC Radio 5 Live

    Josip Juranovic's holding his head, he has a terrible head injury.

    Did he get hit in the head? No.

    Nothing drives me more mad than that. Don’t feign head injuries.

  8. Postpublished at 25 mins

    Croatia 0-0 Brazil

    Luka Modric swings in the ball, but a Brazil head nods it clear.

  9. 'Really dangerous play'published at 15:26 Greenwich Mean Time 9 December 2022

    Croatia 0-0 Brazil

    Jermaine Jenas
    Former England midfielder on BBC One

    It's definitely dangerous play, really dangerous.

    What saves Danilo is that he gets the ball first, if he doesn't he is bang in trouble.

  10. Postpublished at 24 mins

    Croatia 0-0 Brazil

    Ouch! Croatia's Josip Juranovic bounds forward again down the right and is unceremoniously dumped on the turf by Danilo's high boot.

    The Croats want red, the ref Michael Oliver says yellow.

    More worringly for Brazil, Croatia have a free-kick in a dangerous position.

    Luka Modric licks his lips and considers up his options...

  11. Postpublished at 23 mins

    Croatia 0-0 Brazil

    Brazil have ramped things up. Croatia get nto a muddle at the back and concede a corner.

    But Raphinha's delivery is not as good as it should be and the Croats clear.

    Then they win a free-kick outside their box to further ease the pressure.

  12. 'Richarlison chases pigeons but not Gvardiol'published at 15:22 Greenwich Mean Time 9 December 2022

    Croatia 0-0 Brazil

    Pat Nevin
    Former Scotland winger on BBC Radio 5 Live

    Richarlison is one of these guys that chases pigeons. He chases everything.

    But he’s not chasing Josko Gvardiol. You don’t get easy possession off these types of players.

  13. Croatia showing attacking intentpublished at 15:21 Greenwich Mean Time 9 December 2022

    Croatia 0-0 Brazil

    Chris Bevan
    BBC Sport at Education City, Qatar

    In two of Brazil's four matches so far at this World Cup, the opposition (Serbia and Switzerland) didn't manage a shot on target in 90 minutes... Croatia have not quite managed one of those themselves yet, but they have already shown more attacking intent - and threat - than those two nations combined.

    Their pocket of fans have made themselves heard too, especially when that dangerous Mario Pasalic cross fizzed across the face of the Brazil goal.

  14. Postpublished at 21 mins

    Croatia 0-0 Brazil

    Now the Brazil fans are able to raise the volume as their players raise their intensity.

    Vinicius Junior cuts in from the left, plays a one-two with Richarlison but fires a shot straight at Josko Gvardiol.

    Moments later, Neymar shoots tamely at the Croatia keeper.

  15. Postpublished at 20 mins

    Croatia 0-0 Brazil

    Brazil forward Richarlison (pink, nine), who has scored three goals so far in the tournament, is having to drop very deep at the moment.

    It's not a major problem for Brazil, though. They've still got four players ahead of him!

    Croatia aren't afraid to get their full-backs (black 19 and 22) forward. Will Brazil's forwards follow them?

    Average positions in the Croatia-Brazil game shows Richarlison in his own halfImage source, Opta
  16. Postpublished at 19 mins

    Croatia 0-0 Brazil

    Another attempted attack from Brazil breaks down when Richarlison drops to collect the ball but is hustled out of possession.

  17. 'Gvardiol like watching a Rolls-Royce'published at 15:19 Greenwich Mean Time 9 December 2022

    Croatia 0-0 Brazil

    Pat Nevin
    Former Scotland winger on BBC Radio 5 Live

    Josko Gvardiol is a joy.

    It’s like watching a Rolls-Royce. That guy is brilliant.

    Josko Gvariol in actionImage source, Getty Images
  18. Postpublished at 18 mins

    Croatia 0-0 Brazil

    Brazil's best work so far has come when they have sprayed the ball out wide from the back.

    Again they go to the well of Vinicius Junior, who tries an outside of the boot cross.

    But guess who's there? Yep, Josko Gvardiol.

  19. Postpublished at 17 mins

    Croatia 0-0 Brazil

    Brazil are stuck in first gear at the moment.

  20. 'Brazil need to wake up'published at 15:16 Greenwich Mean Time 9 December 2022

    Croatia 0-0 Brazil

    Jermaine Jenas
    Former England midfielder on BBC One

    They are off it Brazil, they need to wake up.

    Brilliant from Modric again, Casemiro thinks he has way too much time.