
AL WAKRAH, Qatar -- For 120 minutes, Japan was certainly Croatia's equal. But when their World Cup round-of-16 match came down to a penalty shootout, Croatian goalkeeper Dominik Livakovic proved the dominant force.
Livakovic saved three shots in the shootout and 2018 runner-up Croatia advanced to the quarterfinals with a 3-1 win over Japan after the two teams played to a 1-1 draw on Monday at Al Janoub Stadium in Al Wakrah, Qatar.