Hrvatska nogometna reprezentacija plasirala se u četvrtfinale Svjetskog prvenstva nakon što je u osmini finala boljim izvođenjem 11-eraca izbacila Japan sa 3-1. Nakon 120 minuta bilo je 1-1, da bi prilikom izvođenja 11-eraca u junaka izrastao Dominik Livaković koji je obranio tri udarca Japanaca. Posebno je oduševljen bio kapetan Luka Modrić, kojem je utakmica s Japanom mogla biti posljednja na SP-ima da je je Japan prošao dalje. Ovako, san i dalje živi.
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