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121+5' The lottery of the penalty shootout is over. It was pretty exciting don't you think?
121' Goal! Mario Pasalic (Croatia) calmly steps up and places the ball into the bottom left corner.
121' Maya Yoshida (Japan) wastes a huge opportunity to score from the penalty spot. He attempts to slot into the bottom left corner, but Dominik Livakovic pulls off a superb save.
121' Marko Livaja (Croatia) fails to score from the penalty spot! His effort crashes against the left post.
121' Goal! Takuma Asano (Japan) calmly steps up and places the ball inside the right post.
121' Marcelo Brozovic (Croatia) makes no mistake from the penalty spot after waiting for Shuichi Gonda to move before rolling the ball into the middle of the goal!
121' Kaoru Mitoma (Japan) misses the penalty! He fired the ball towards the bottom left corner, but the goalkeeper pulled off a tremendous diving save to deny him.
121' Nikola Vlasic (Croatia) coolly converts the penalty. His precise shot goes inside the left post, leaving the goalkeeper helpless.
121' Takumi Minamino (Japan) fails to beat the goalkeeper from the penalty spot with a shot low into the middle of the goal. Dominik Livakovic anticipates his intention perfectly, though, and doesn't have to move to stop the effort.
120+2' Extra-time has not determined the winner of this match, so it will be decided by a penalty shootout.
120+1' Lovro Majer (Croatia) bends the ball in from the edge of the box which worries the keeper, but it eventually sails just wide of the left post. The ball goes out of play and Japan will have a goal kick.
116' A yellow card for a tackle by Borna Barisic (Croatia). Ismail Elfath doesn't hesitate at all to make this decision.
106' The referee signals that it is time for a substitution and Mislav Orsic (Croatia) will replace Ivan Perisic.
106' The referee stops play so that a substitution can be made and Ante Budimir trots off the pitch and is replaced by Marko Livaja (Croatia).
106' Hajime Moriyasu has decided to introduce fresh legs, with Ao Tanaka (Japan) replacing Hidemasa Morita.
106' The players must be exhausted and nobody wants the penalty shoot-out. Let's see what second part of extra time can bring. It starts right now!
105+3' The referee blows his whistle to end the first period of extra time.
105' Kaoru Mitoma (Japan) beats his marker and unleashes a thunderbolt of a shot from the edge of the box. Dominik Livakovic sees the ball late but does well to stop it going into the roof of the net.
99' Substitution. Luka Modric makes his way off the pitch and Lovro Majer (Croatia) comes on as his replacement.
99' Here is a change. Mateo Kovacic is going off and Zlatko Dalic gives the last tactical orders to Nikola Vlasic (Croatia).
91' The first period of extra time has just begun.
90+5' The referee has ended the second half.
90' Mateo Kovacic (Croatia) is yellow-carded for breaking the rules of the game.
87' It's time for a substitution. Takumi Minamino (Japan) comes on in place of Ritsu Doan.
75' Here comes a substitution. Hiroki Sakai (Japan) is brought on as a substitute for Daichi Kamada.
68' Substitution. Andrej Kramaric walks off the pitch and Mario Pasalic (Croatia) comes on as a substitute.
64' The referee allows time for a substitution. Daizen Maeda will be replaced by Takuma Asano (Japan).
64' Hajime Moriyasu decides to make a substitution. Yuto Nagatomo will be replaced by Kaoru Mitoma (Japan).
63' Luka Modric (Croatia) strikes the ball towards the top left corner of the goal and raises his hands to celebrate, but the goalkeeper somehow manages to deny his attempt. It will be a corner kick for Croatia.
62' Substitution. Bruno Petkovic did his best and is replaced by Ante Budimir (Croatia).
58' Wataru Endo (Japan) has a sight of goal, fires a shot in from distance towards the roof of the net and forces a good save out of Dominik Livakovic. The ball goes out of play. Japan are awarded a corner kick.
56' Japan 1 - 1 Croatia
Goal! Dejan Lovren plays a neat lofted pass into the box for Ivan Perisic (Croatia), who beats the defender in the air and plants a header into the bottom right corner from close range. 1:1.
52' Bruno Petkovic (Croatia) goes down under a challenge in the box, but the ref immediately waves away the appeals from all players.
46' The whistle blows and Ismail Elfath starts the second half.
45+3' The end of the first half.
45' Here comes the VAR decision. The goal is given and Japan players have a reason to celebrate!
45' Wait! Referee Ismail Elfath has indicated he is going to review the Japan goal using VAR. It’s probably to see if there was an offside in the build-up.
43' Japan 1 - 0 Croatia
Goal! Daizen Maeda (Japan) pounced on a loose ball inside the box and beats the goalkeeper with a low shot into the middle of the net. He makes it 1:0.
41' Daichi Kamada (Japan) weaves through the defence with ease and gets into a good position in front of goal. He pulls the trigger in an effort to beat the keeper, but fails as the ball zooms over the bar.
8' Ivan Perisic (Croatia) runs onto the ball inside the box and smashes it towards the left side of the goal. It's a great effort but an even better save from Shuichi Gonda, who tips the ball around the post.
3' What a wasted chance that was! A precise cross into the box finds Shogo Taniguchi (Japan), whose header flies narrowly wide of the left post. The ball goes out of play and Croatia will have a goal kick.
1' Here we go, today's match is starting right now.
Pre-match
Japan starting XI: Gonda; Taniguchi, Tomiyasu, Yoshida, Nagatomo; Morita, Endo; Ito, Kamada, Doan; Maeda
Croatia starting XI: Livakovic; Juranovic, Gvardiol, Lovren, Barisic; Kovacic, Brozovic, Modric; Kramaric, Petkovic, Perisic
Players to watch: Despite coming on as a substitute, Ritsu Dōan sparked Japan’s comeback in both of their wins by netting their first goal. Goals have been at a premium for Croatia but Luka Modrić might change that, and his three previous World Cup contributions (G2, A1) came in wins.
Hot stat: Eight of Croatia’s last 13 matches, as well as the previous three head-to-heads, were goalless at the break.
World Cup trivia: Only six players have represented two different countries at a World Cup; Two of those played for Croatia in 1998.