Kenneth AFOR, LAGOS
Five-time World Cup winners, Brazil, on Friday evening were denied the Semi final ticket after they lost 4-2 on penalties to Croatia.
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Both sides played a barrel draw at the end of ninety minutes to which took them to extra time seeing Brazil’s Neymar Jr. finding the back of the net before the end of the first 15 minutes to make it 1-0.
Croatia equalised just four minutes to the end of extra time courtesy Petkovic extending the game to penalty shootout.
Croatia had the upper hand in the shootout scoring all the four goals without a miss while Brazil missed from Rodrygo and Marquinhos.
Croatia who were 2018 Semifinalist will have to wait for the outcome between Argentina and the Netherlands tonight.
