The 90 minutes of the match were very tight as both teams tried to press and dominate possession but seemed to play with fear. It was a very cagey encounter. Neymar and Vinicius from Brazil created several chances in the first half but Croatia's unstoppable goalkeeper Livakovic kept the ball out of the net.
They got nowhere in the first 90 minutes and had to go to extra-time. In the 105th minute of extra-time, Neymar scored the first goal of the game and Paqueta provided the assist. With five minutes left in extra-time, Petkovic netted for Croatia in the 115th minute to draw the clash.
As a result, there was a penalty shoot-out. In the penalty shootout, Vlasic, Orsic, Majer and Modric scored for their national team while Rodrygo and Marquinhos missed the target. Croatia have qualified for the World Cup semi-final.