Croatia v Brazil, 09 December 2022

Kick-off: 6.00pm local (3.00pm GMT) . FIFA world ranking: Croatia 12, Brazil 1 . Croatia won 4-2 on penalties . After extra time - 0-0 at 90 minutes . Croatia had now conceded the opening goal in seven of their last nine games at the World Cup finals but lost only one of the seven (the 2018 Final against France). . On both previous occasions when they had progressed from the group stage of a World Cup tournament, Croatia also went on to reach the Semi-finals (1998 and 2018). . Extra time has been played in eight of Croatia's last nine games in the knockout stages of major tournaments (World Cup and UEFA European Championship) since 2008. . Croatia had now won two of their six games at the World Cup against South American nations; also 3-0 against Argentina in a group game in Nizhny Novograd in 2018 (lost four). . Croatia had now won all four of their penalty shoot-outs at the World Cup. . Brazil failed in their attempt to reach the Semi-finals of the World Cup for the ninth time; only Germany had qualified for more (12). . With his 77th goal, Neymar had now joined Pelé as Brazil’s all-time joint leading goalscorers. . Brazil had now been knocked out at the Quarter-finals stage in four of the last five World Cup tournaments; all against European nations. . This was Brazil's first penalty shoot-out defeat at the World Cup since their Quarter-final loss to France in Guadalajara in 1986. . Brazil had now lost their six games in the knockout stages of the World Cup against European opposition since beating Germany in the Final in 2002. . Brazil had now lost two of their 59 games when Neymar had scored; also a 3-2 friendly defeat to Germany in Stuttgart in August 2011. . Brazil had now failed to score in the first-half in six of their last seven games at the World Cup finals. . Brazil won both previous meetings in the World Cup; 1-0 in Berlin in 2006 and 3-1 in São Paulo in 2014 (both group games). .