Two more teams punched their ticket to the quarter finals of the FIFA World Cup at Janoub Stadium on Monday.
Croatia and Japan played to a 1-1 tie during the first 90 minutes and after going scoreless, in extra time the game was decided in the shootout.
The Japanese squad missed three of their four penalty kicks. Meanwhile, Croatia scored all but one of their shots. Mario Pasalic sealed the win for Croatia and they advance to quarterfinals.
Now the Croatians will face a Brazilian team that dominated South Korea at the 974 stadium.
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The Canaries had Neymar back and scored four goals in 36 minutes, enough to secure a 4 to 1 victory and take another step towards their 6th World Cup.
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