The first quarter-final of the World Cup in Qatar between Croatia and Brazil played this Friday morning at the Education City stadium has seen the men of Zlatko Dalic win in penalty kicks (1-0 ), regulation time (0-0), extra time (1-1).

Brazil will not play the semi-finals of the World Cup for the second time in a row. The Brazilians were eliminated by Croatia after the penalty shootout (1-1, 4-2). However, it is Brazil who opened the score at the 105th minute by Neymar on a pass from Lukas Paqueta. The Parisian player equaled the record of the triple world champion Pele with Brazil (77 goals). Bruno Petkovic equalized for the Croatians (117′,1-1), sending both teams to the penalty shootout.

In the fateful session, Brazil missed two of its four attempts. On the other side, Croatia succeeded in all its 4 attempts. After 1998 and 2018, the Vatrenis will play their third semi-final and will play against the winner Argentina – Netherlands this Friday for a place in the final.

Rigaldo Saint-Charles