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Brazil Out Of World Cup After Croatia Win ANOTHER Penalty Shootout

Brazil have been eliminated from the World Cup after losing to Croatia in a penalty shootout. Croatia have now played four World Cup shootouts and won them all.

Robert Summerscales

Brazil Out Of World Cup After Croatia Win ANOTHER Penalty Shootout
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Brazil have been eliminated from the World Cup after losing in the quarter-finals for the fourth time in the last five tournaments.

The pre-tournament favorites lost 4-2 in a penalty shootout to Croatia after playing out a 1-1 draw in 120 minutes.

Croatia, who beat Japan on penalties in the round of 16, have now tied Germany's record of four victories in four World Cup shootouts.

Croatia's players pictured celebrating after beating Brazil in a penalty shootout in the quarter-finals of the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar
Croatia's players pictured celebrating after beating Brazil in a penalty shootout in the quarter-finals of the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar :: IMAGO/PA Images/Nick Potts

But that was not the only record equaled on an eventual evening at Education City Stadium.

Neymar had produced a moment of World Cup magic in the 106th minute to join Pele on 77 goals as Brazil's joint all-time leading scorer.

The PSG playmaker collected the ball in the center of the field, more than 30 yards from the Croatia goal.

He then cut the Croatian defense in half with a couple of one-twos - first with Rodrygo, then with Lucas Paqueta - before bouncing off a challenge from Borna Sosa and dancing around goalkeeper Dominik Livakovic.

But Livakovic would have the last laugh.

Bruno Petkovic sent the game to a shootout after finding the net via a deflected equalizer on 117 minutes.

Dinamo Zagreb keeper Livakovic had saved three Japanese penalties earlier in the week and he denied Rodrygo from Brazil's first spot-kick.

Dominik Livakovic pictured saving a penalty from Rodrygo during Croatia's win over Brazil in a penalty shootout at the 2022 FIFA World Cup
Dominik Livakovic pictured saving a penalty from Rodrygo :: IMAGO/LaPresseFoto/Fabio Ferrari

Neymar was supposed to take Brazil's fifth penalty but the shootout did not last that long.

Marquinhos hit the post with Brazil's fourth kick, after Nikola Vlasic, Lovro Majer, Luka Modric and Mislav Orsic had all scored for Croatia.

Croatia will play Argentina in the semi-finals on Tuesday.

Argentina won another penalty shootout to get the better of Holland in their quarter-final.

READ MORE: Emiliano Martinez Provides Penalty Heroics As Argentina Win Quarter-Final Shootout After Holland's Dramatic Comeback

A photo taken ahead of Brazil vs Croatia at the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar
A photo taken ahead of Brazil vs Croatia at the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar :: IMAGO/APAimages/Ashraf Amra
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Robert Summerscales
ROBERT SUMMERSCALES

Robert Summerscales launched FanNation Futbol in February 2022. Rob is a British journalist who previously spent two years on the sports desk at the Daily Mail in London, having earlier served as editor of CaughtOffside.com. He has been to the last two FIFA Men's World Cups, in Russia and Qatar, and is looking forward to completing his hat-trick in North America in 2026.

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