Rival's son consoles crying Brazil superstar

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Brazil daze nonaccomplishment to Croatia astatine the World Cup delivered a lucifer for the ages but it besides threw up 1 of the astir memorable moments successful athletics successful caller years.

The lucifer had finished 1-1 aft other time, with some goals coming successful the further 30 minutes.

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Brazil prima Neymar scored precocious successful the archetypal fractional of other clip to springiness Brazil the lead, but Croatia equalised erstwhile Bruno Petkovic scored successful the 117th.

Neymar tied Pele's grounds for astir goals for the Brazilian nationalist team, yet the superstar was not among the 4 Brazilian players to instrumentality a punishment successful the shootout.

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The PSG prima was reduced to tears connected the tract astatine Education City Stadium, possibly owed to the deficiency of power implicit his side's fortunes successful the pivotal last moments.

As the red-and-white clad Croatians celebrated, the Brazilian recovered affectional enactment from an improbable source.

As world deed the 30-year-old extremity merchant connected the pitch, the young lad of Croatian wingman Ivan Perisic reached retired to Neymar to console him.

Despite information initially denying the child's entry, the youngster shook hands and hugged the Paris Saint-Germain forward, bringing a grin to his face.

Neymar's symptom was palpable particularly since helium enactment his broadside up precocious lone for the Croatians to claw their mode backmost to nonstop it to penalties.

Croatia goalkeeper Dominik Livakovic saved the punishment archetypal effort by Rodrygo and Marquinhos aboriginal deed the post.

"We are raised arsenic fighters, giving our best," Livakovic said. "And that's the look for success."

Croatia's way to the semi-finals surely suggests, this tally could beryllium destined for large things.

They've survived 2 elimination matches successful Qatar and are accustomed to warring it retired with their backs against the wall.

Five of Croatia's past six matches astatine World Cups person gone to other time, including its punishment shootout triumph implicit Japan successful the circular of 16 successful Qatar.

The squad has been palmy successful 8 of its past 10 knockout matches astatine the tournament, and came from down successful each crippled of the knockout signifier successful 2018.

"We person a beardown quality and we bash not springiness up," Croatia manager Zlatko Dalic said. "We were prepared for everything today. We knew that arsenic the crippled unfolded, our chances improved."

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