[WC 2022 QF #1] CROATIA 1(4) (Petkovic) BRAZIL 1(2) PKs Croatia through to the semi-finals!!! (Neymar)

[Odas]

TEAM performance always win games. Croatia showed us how it is done. They defended well as a team, their keeper is good too and they took very good penalties.

[txj]

Arrogance never ends well.

Tite had Firmino and Joelinton at home and he was taking Fred and Pedro to world cup

Worse is having a player just walking all around the field while the opposition is fighting for their life. Ultimate disrespect to the game and they deserve to go out…

Its a head scratcher for me why he left Joelington and Firmino at home...

[felarey]

Favourite team is out, only thing now is watching the midfield maestro Luka Modric for as long as possible do his masterful craft. He makes the right decision 97% of the time, he needs to start a football school for decision making. He is OGA.

[GREENWHITEGREEN]

I am still hoping that one of these days some of our brothers on and off the field will suddenly realize that just because the other team has better players or stars does not mean that you should automatically surrender physically, emotionally, or mentally.

I have always loved teams from that part of the world. Congratulations to our CE brother Mate and Croatia. One down, Argentina is next. This WC has been sweet without Naija. Let's go ATLAS LIONS!!

[King Futcha]

I Dey fear for Rodrygo. He better not go to Brazil soon.

please young man Brasil is not Uganda.

if anyone should be ridiculed it should be Neymar, you don't have to go in order anymore he should have stepped up and taken the fourth.

[Cito]

I hope the English will follow the path of Brazil and watch the rest of the competition on their big screen TV after tomorrow.

[Tobi17]

Brazil have looked very arrogant throughout the tournament, they disrespected the South Koreans with useless showboatings and annoying dances even when they were 4 goals up, Tite also joined in the disrespect by doing the pigeon dance with the players at some point just to spite the opponents...I'm glad Croatia humbled them, Neymar will retire without a world cup.

[wanaj0]

We need to go study what the Croatians are doing especially at the World Cup. It is like they always get to the Semi-finals!

They play within themselves and play to their strengths while doing everything necessary to mitigate their weaknesses.

Very very important.

Then they play as a TEAM!

Leadership is also missing for the SE.

They also have a GOOD goalkeeper.

[SylverEagles]

We need to go study what the Croatians are doing especially at the World Cup. It is like they always get to the Semi-finals!

They play within themselves and play to their strengths while doing everything necessary to mitigate their weaknesses.

Yes they win and get to the later stages but the football Croatia plays is really not what we want to watch on the regular do we?

I know I will take it for the Super Eagles myself but it is just too pragmatic.

[danfo driver]

We need to go study what the Croatians are doing especially at the World Cup. It is like they always get to the Semi-finals!

Nothing to study. They have typical Balkan mentality -- strong, iron, ready to die for their desire! Hardworkers! fighters! They are winners.

Think about your super eagles, do you see any one of them made of iron? ready to die for what they want? Hardworkers? fighters? abeg no make me laugh.

[iworo]

We need to go study what the Croatians are doing especially at the World Cup. It is like they always get to the Semi-finals!

They play within themselves and play to their strengths while doing everything necessary to mitigate their weaknesses.

Perfectly well said.

[wanaj0]

I am still hoping that one of these days some of our brothers on and off the field will suddenly realize that just because the other team has better players or stars does not mean that you should automatically surrender physically, emotionally, or mentally.

I have always loved teams from that part of the world. Congratulations to our CE brother Mate and Croatia. One down, Argentina is next. This WC has been sweet without Naija. Let's go ATLAS LIONS!!

Not IF the coach tells you that you got no chance but you should just go there and LEARN

[felarey]

Croatian fans were great to roll with in Russia sha, I’ll think Nigerians will agree. Happy for them.

[Coach]

Every side is carrying a passenger of some sort. Ask yourself, what on Earth was Fred, brought on to shore things up, doing in the final third trying to be Garrincha, absolute madness.

[green4life]

Thoroughly deserved for the most ignorant and arrogantly naive game management ever seen with high stakes on the table.

Arrogance is an understatement. Tite has been arrogant from the beginning, thinking he will walk this world cup.

Classic mismanagement of a game that they had otherwise won. Croatia couldn't create anything. Keep it compact at the back and be composed in possession when you get the ball and win little fouls, set pieces, etc to wind down the clock. Croatia had no threat sufficient to trouble Brazil. Naïveté.

[danfo driver]

We need to go study what the Croatians are doing especially at the World Cup. It is like they always get to the Semi-finals!

They play within themselves and play to their strengths while doing everything necessary to mitigate their weaknesses.

Yes they win and get to the later stages but the football Croatia plays is really not what we want to watch on the regular do we?

I know I will take it for the Super Eagles myself but it is just too pragmatic.

I am sorry, what football doe the Super Eagles play?

[iworo]

Group F is proving to be the toughest group after all.

[Scipio Africanus]

I will miss Modric sha

Game never finish o!

[AreaDaddy]

I am still hoping that one of these days some of our brothers on and off the field will suddenly realize that just because the other team has better players or stars does not mean that you should automatically surrender physically, emotionally, or mentally.

I have always loved teams from that part of the world. Congratulations to our CE brother Mate and Croatia. One down, Argentina is next. This WC has been sweet without Naija. Let's go ATLAS LIONS!!

That was our man Rohr's mentality. Very un-German sees names on the oppositions team list and surrenders straight away.

[ohsee]

Wol Cup sweet o o o o o! What a game. mate, your guys are a formidable force. If they go on, they will beat Argentina.

Have you already assumed that Argentina will beat the Netherlands?

Yes now. Siddon dia dey wait useless Nederland.

[marko]

They used Cameroon blueprint to win! they were never favorites in my books

[marko]

France would have murdered this croatian team

[txj]

Every side is carrying a passenger of some sort. Ask yourself, what on Earth was Fred, brought on to shore things up, doing in the final third trying to be Garrincha, absolute madness.

was actually Antony attempting to recover on that counter,,
Unbelievable!