Croatia player’s son consoles Neymar after Brazil lost to Croatia in Quarterfinal of FIFA World Cup 2022
Brazil vs Croatia (Image Credit: Twitter)
On December 9, Brazil and Croatia locked horns in the first quarterfinal of the ongoing FIFA World Cup 2022. The five-time winners, Brazil were the favorites. However, the 2018 finalists made it hard for the former champions in the regular time. Croatia’s midfield trio — Marcelo Brozovic, Mateo Kovacic, and Luka Modric created a lot of trouble. Not to forget, goalkeeper Dominik Livakovic was up for the fight.
In the extra time, Neymar scored in the 16th minute of the extra, and looked like the Latin Americans will go through. However, Bruno Petcovic ensured that the game was alive till the penalty shootout. In the penalty shootout, the European side converted all their four chance while Brazil missed two which is why they lost by 2-4. With this loss, the Yellow brigade crashed out of the tournament.
They lost the quarterfinal last time too. Meanwhile, after the loss, Neymar couldn’t help but cry as his side’s dream was diminished. He was consoled by Croatia’s Ivan Perisic’s son. The youngster ran on the field towards the Brazil star. Initially, the kid was stopped by security but Neymar asked them to let the kid in. The video is going viral on the internet.
Watch the video here
https://twitter.com/LE_CoLiN/status/1601330639453966336?s=20&t=-caidncqsW9yEMBAwgN8XA
Meanwhile, after the win, Croatia’s coach, Zlatko Dalic said that it was great game till the last minute and thanked the players on the bench.
“This is just for the Croatian people,” coach Zlatko Dalic said. “A great match from the first minute to the last. We eliminated the biggest favourites. This is not the end for us, let’s keep going.
“This is a victory for all of us, everyone gave their best. Thanks also to those on the bench, who also live for this national team.”
Now, Croatia will play Argentina in the semifinal of the tournament. Lionel Messi’s side also had to sweat to win their quarterfinal game against the Netherlands. They won in the penalty shootout.
