Croatia surprises Brazil as they progress to quarter-finals World Cup 2022 with pressing play. The high pressing style of Croatia players makes it difficult for Brazil to develop However, it did not take too long for Croatia to return to the counter-attacking style of play, but there was still no difference. Brazil continues to be stuck when faced with a scientifically organized squad.
In the first half, Brazil’s scoring opportunities were unclear and had to wait until the second half for Selecao to have clearer opportunities when this team played a stronger attack and finished more. There are many opportunities for Brazil, but the strikers of the South American team are not sharper. They have to face goalkeeper Livakovic who plays very well with reasonable entry and exit situations and accurate blocking.< /p>
After not being able to score in the match 90 minutes both teams have to play extra time. The surprise happened in the first minute of extra time of the first extra period. Brazilian players have a smooth midfield attack that comes from Neymar and then this player himself received the ball, passed goalkeeper Livakovic and scored.
Brazil’s opening goal worried Croatia fans because their team had not had a single shot on target during the 105 minutes of play. In the second extra period, Croatia rallied but was somewhat hopeless. Suddenly broke out in the 117th minute. In a quick counterattack, the Croatian players got on the ball and successfully took the opportunity to score when Petkovic hit the ball and hit the opponent into the net.
The 1-1 equalizer near the end of time made Brazil could not react in time, so the two teams sent each other to a penalty shootout. On Brazil’s first shot, Rodrygo missed, then Marquinhos failed on the fourth shot, while all four Croatia players scored successfully. So Croatia won 4-2 in the penalty shootout and won the first ticket to the semi-finals.
Croatia – Brazil (10:00 p.m. December 9): The storm and the wall
Brazil will definitely choose attacking style of play, attacking like a “storm” to penetrate the Croatian net and resolve the match in 90 minutes. It will be difficult for Croatia to create a balanced match. This team’s strongest weapon, the high ball, will also be difficult to be effective against a defense like Brazil. So they need to be patient.
Dalic’s top priority is still tight defense like placing a “city wall” in front of the goal. Without conceding a goal, Croatia will wait for the opportunity. If the opportunity to score does not come, they can take the match to a penalty shootout where Croatia is the “top”.
Brazil The door to winning the 2022 World Cup is bright after Spain is eliminated
The 2022 World Cup round of 1/8 has ended and officially determined 4 quarter-final matches are England – France Netherlands – Argentina Brazil – Croatia and Portugal – Morocco. Betting companies’ odds of winning the 2022 World Cup also fluctuated after Spain unexpectedly lost to the only remaining representative of Africa.
Brazil showed superior strength. excelled after a 4-1 victory over South Korea and opened the door to the championship when they saw Spain eliminated by Morocco (Photo: Getty).
The Brazilian team is still the number one candidate for the championship. by bookmaker William Hill after the 1/8 round of the World Cup 2022 ends. The latest championship odds for Brazil are 7/4 (bet 4 to 7).
Confidence in Brazil is extremely large. This is shown by the odds of Brazil winning the championship World Cup this year is superior to the number two championship candidate, the French team, whose championship odds are 4/1 (bet 1 to get 4).
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