Japan vs Croatia live score, FIFA World Cup 2022 Qatar: Croatia edge out Japan 4-2 on penalties

So that's it for this one. We will head over to Brazil v South Korea to bring you all the action. Join us there.

Croatia in extra time at the FIFA World Cup:

2018 Round of 16: Won in PKs ✅
2018 Quarterfinals: Won in PKs ✅
2018 Semifinals: Won in ET ✅
2022 Round of 16: Won in PKs ✅

This team knows how to get the job done in the knockout stage 💪🇭🇷 pic.twitter.com/Mqu7YdlZ3j
— FOX Soccer (@FOXSoccer) December 5, 2022

Dominik Livakovic becomes the 3rd goalkeeper to save 3 penalties in a World Cup penalty shootout:

🥇 Ricardo vs. England 2006
🥈 Danijel Subasic vs. Denmark 2018
🥉 Dominik Livakovic vs. Japan 2022

Big moment. 🧤 pic.twitter.com/GIotKOIRuh
— Statman Dave (@StatmanDave) December 5, 2022

We will leave you with a couple of tweets.

Tears from the Japanese players and fans. So tough to see.

STAT courtesy BBC: Croatia's record in World Cup penalty shootouts is 3/3. They beat both Denmark and Russia in 2018 in the last 16 and quarter-finals.

Japan's is 0/2. They also lost to Paraguay in 2010.

Three saves from Dominik Livakovic and he made himself really big. Japan's penalties meanwhile were poor and they have to go out in the round of 16 again. A terrific tournament for them but sadly it comes to an end. They took the lead again but Perisic's equaliser brought Croatia back and from then both sides did not want to make an error - which eventually took us to penalties.

Heartbreak for Japan as they exit in the round of 16. Dominik Livakovic the hero for Croatia. They are heading to the quarter-finals.

CROATIA WIN! PENALTY SCORED BY Mario Pasalic! Japan 2 Croatia 4. That's it. Croatia win and are through. Pasalic sends Gondo the wrong way with a penalty into the corner to his left. Croatia celebrate.

PENALTY SAVED BY Dominik Livakovic! Japan 2 Croatia 3. Livakovic saves again. Dives low and to his right to get a big hand and keeps this out from Maya Yoshida.

Japan still in this here.

PENALTY MISSED BY Marko Livaja! Japan 2 Croatia 3. Way too casual from Livaja as he strikes the post to Gondo's right. Japan still have hope.

PENALTY SCORED BY Takuma Asano! Japan 2 Croatia 3. Japan finally score one. Asano side-foots to the left as the goalie dives the other way.

PENALTY SCORED BY Marcelo Brozovic! Japan 1 Croatia 3. As cool as you like from the veteran. Straight down the middle and he scores.

PENALTY SAVED AGAIN BY Dominik Livakovic! Japan 1 Croatia 2. Livakovic with a save to his right this time, he is a big goalie and he dives to keep out Kaoru Mitoma's strike.

PENALTY SCORED BY Nikola Vlasic! Japan 1 Croatia 2. Perfect penalty into the corner and beats Gondo diving the right way.

PENALTY SAVED from Takumi Minamino! Japan 1 Croatia 1. Minamino was nervous as he let out a deep breath before stepping up, but it's a weak penalty and saved to his left by Livakovic. Advantage Croatia.

Japan to kick first.

All up to Shuichi Gonda and Dominik Livakovic - the keepers from both sides.

So time for the dreaded penalty shootout. Who will turn out to be hero and villain? Let's find out.

WE ARE GOING TO THE PENALTY SHOOTOUT!

Second half of extra-time ends.

Lovro Majer with the last kick of the game in 2nd half extra-time but drags it wide. Was a decent chances from outside the box.

YELLOW CARD TO Borna Barisic for a clumsy tackle.

Croatia with a further two changes: Mislav Orsic and Marko Livaja for Ivan Perisic and Ante Budimir who himself was a substitute.

Second half of extra-time kicks off.

Still 1-1 as both sides look tired and are playing for penalties.

First half of extra-time ends!

Kaoru Mitoma with a driving run from his own box but his shot is straight at Dominik Livakovic who punches clear.

Couple of changes for Croatia: Lovro Majer and Nikola Vlasic replace Modric and Mateo Kovacic.

Both sides get an extra substitution each in extra-time.

First half of extra-time kicks off.

Match heading to extra-time.

FULL-TIME! Japan 1 Croatia 1. Perisic levelled for Croatia bringing the game level in the 55th minute. But no side managed a breakthrough in the following period. So the game heads into extra-time.

4 minutes of added time.

YELLOW CARD TO Mateo Kovacic for sliding in badly.

STAT courtesy BBC: Ivan Perisic is the first player to score in three successive World Cup knockout stage matches since Diego Forlan and Wesley Sneijder (both in 2010).

Japan make a change: Takumi Minamino is on for Ritsu Doan.

Ivan Perisic crosses for Mario Pasalic, who heads wide.

Sensational block from Ritsu Doan to prevent a Croatia player from firing at goal. That was desperate defending.

Japan gift away the ball away to Perisic who has no support as he goes all alone and it takes a deflection to go wide.

Hiroki Sakai for Daichi Kamada as Japan make a change.

Croatia make a change: Andrej Kramaric comes off for Mario Pasalic.

A chance for Croatia but Ante Budimir's header is wide of the near-post.

STAT courtesy BBC: Ivan Perisic equals Davor Suker as Croatia's leading World Cup goalscorer with six each.

Two changes for Japan: Asano and Mitoma replacing Nagatomo and Maeda.

Fine save from Shuichi Gonda to keep out a volley from Luka Modric which was heading to the top corner.

Croatia make a change: Bruno Petkovic off and Ante Budimir on.

Ritsu Doan tries a left-footed strike from the edge of the box but lacks power and is straight at the keeper.

Wataru Endo almost restores Japan's lead with a curler which Dominik Livakovic has to parry over the crossbar. That was dipping in.