EDUCATION CITY, Qatar — Croatia were able to battle back and stun Brazil in their World Cup quarterfinal because they have been “raised as fighters,” according to goalkeeper Dominik Livakovic.
Livakovic put in a man-of-the-match performance with 10 saves across the 120 minutes before also stopping Rodrygo‘s penalty in the shootout.
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Croatia needed an equaliser in the 116th-minute to force penalties and afterwards Livakovic praised the spirit shown in securing a second consecutive World Cup semifinal. “We are fighters and we played our hearts out,” he said.
“We’re happy about it but we’re playing one match at a time and we’ll see where it takes us. We are experienced and we are raised as fighters. We spare no effort.”
