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Croatian "goalkeepers" made 11 saves in a game, and fans saluted them with stunts
Livakovic made an astonishing 11 saves in 120 minutes. The record equals a goalkeeper's World Cup single-game save record and the record for the most saves since the 2014 World Cup.
【Text/Zhang Chaodong's Viewpoint】
In the 105th minute of the game, Neymar scored and trailed 1-0. In the 117th minute, Petkovic equalized with a powerful shot; We beat our opponents 4-2 on penalties and led 5-3 on aggregate!
On the evening of December 9, the tenacious Croatian cyber army made an incredible comeback. They fought back from a goal behind in extra time. They drew before losing to World Cup favourites Brazil on penalties. The team reached the semifinals.
Croatian goalkeeper Dominic Yao is like a god in this game. He made 11 saves and was awarded the Player of the Year medal. Many fans knelt down on social media and performed stunts to pay their respects...
At the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, the quarterfinals began on the evening of December 9, with the opening match being Brazil and Croatia.
Croatia's bench defense and excellent tactical qualities prevented Brazil from entering the game again in normal time, going 0-0 into extra time.
In the 106th minute, Brazilian Neymar broke the deadlock and scored to take the lead. Visag's army fought back and eventually equalised in the 117th minute thanks to Petkovic's goal.
The game then went into a brutal penalty shootout. Croatia continued the momentum with four free kicks; Brazil's penalty was blocked by the Croatian goalkeeper in the first leg and hit the post in the fourth leg. In the end, Croatia won 4-2 on penalties and advanced to the semi-finals by beating favourites Brazil 5-3.
The best player who helped Croatia win this match was goalkeeper Livakovic.
In peacetime, Brazil attacked Croatian goals several times. Among them, Neymar has four points, Lucas Pacquita has two points, Vinicius and Anthony have one point each, and the Croatian goalkeeper and Livakovic have one point each. A "wall of sighs" was built in front of the goal, and various wonderful saves forced the Brazilian team to return without success.
Brazil still had a chance to take the lead at extra time, but Livakovic saved the team with another brilliant save.
Livakovic made an astonishing 11 saves in 120 minutes. The record equals a goalkeeper's World Cup single-game save record and the record for the most saves since the 2014 World Cup. In addition, Livakovic successfully saved Brazil's penalty in the penalty shootout, ensuring the team's victory. After the match, Livakovic's performance was called "best player" by FIFA. His bold performance also impressed fans. Everyone paid tribute to him on social media, and different tributes appeared...
Source: Official FIFA Twitter
"Croatian Superman!"
"The Great Wall of Croatia!"
Livakovic in the eyes of the Brazilian national team ↓↓
Brazil try to break Livakovic's goal:
Some people also recommend the classic bridge "Shaolin Football":
Croatian tennis player Polnar Čurić posted Livakovic's "six arms" and shouted to FIFA: "Can FIFA choose Liva after the quarterfinals?" "Čovic is the best goalkeeper in the World Cup right now?"
Spanish football legend Iker Casillas also called Livakovic a "top goalkeeper" on Twitter.
After the match, the Croatian Football Association even asked Livakovic for a figure: "Livakovic, which one do you like?" ”
Sports media outlet ESPN posted a photo of Livakovic's famous save in that match, writing: "Build a statue of Livakovic in Croatia. No goalkeeper in this World Cup can make more saves than he has. ”
Local fans were also impressed by Livakovic's heroic performance.
"I think he guards the South Heavenly Gate."
"Hello Livakovic, in 2023, all bad luck will be avoided."
"2023 Shield."
Some think that Livakovic and Argentina's goalkeeper Martínez are the left and right of the goalkeeper ...
Martinez also excelled last night against the Netherlands, saving two penalties in a penalty shootout to help Argentina beat the Netherlands to advance to the semi-finals.
"Koichi Mori and his Japanese team can breathe a sigh of relief," fans told Japan, who were eliminated by Croatia in their final match.
Victory against Japan in the round of 16 against Japan's Livakovic was also excellent, saving three penalties from Japan's Takumi Minamino, Kaoru Misaki and Maya Yoshida in a penalty shootout, and breaking Japan's penalty with his hand. The dream of semi-finals guaranteed the progress of the Croatian national team, who was named the best player on the field. Croatian captain Luka Modric praised Livakovic after the victory over Japan: "I never thought it would be my last game for Croatia because when the game went to a penalty shootout, I told everyone that Vicky would take the penalty. ”
Notably, Livakovic saved a record four free kicks in this World Cup, becoming the first goalkeeper in World Cup history to save four free kicks in a single edition. After the victory over Brazil, Livakovic spoke about the secret of winning two consecutive knockout matches for himself and his teammates: "First of all, we are experienced, trained fighters since childhood, we leave no stone unturned, we do our best... That's the secret. "Success."
According to public information, 27-year-old Livakovic is 187 centimeters tall and weighs 80 kilograms. He currently plays for Dinamo Zagreb, Croatia. In 2017, Livakovic was selected for the Croatian national team for the first time. He also played as a goalkeeper at the last World Cup in Russia. It was not until 2019 that he replaced Croatian hero goalkeeper Subasic as the main player of the Croatian national team.
Foreign sports media SportingNews reported that Livakovic's current transfer price is 8.5 million euros. After the success of the World Cup, his value will inevitably increase. I believe that many European giants will extend an olive branch to him.
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