The goalkeepers have been the focus of attention and the ultimate hero as two of the eight pre-quarterfinals and two quarterfinals have been decided on penalties. Goalkeepers in the semifinals Yassine Bounou - Morocco Age: 31, Caps: 50, Qatar 2022 clean sheets: 4, Qatar 2022 goals conceded: 1 Hugo Lloris - France Age: 35, Caps: 143, Qatar 2022 clean sheets: …
Argentina beat France 4-2 in a penalty shootout to win the 2022 World Cup after an incredible final ended 3-3. Last year in the Copa America semi-final against Colombia, it was Martinez’s highly effective but controversial trash talk that helped him save three penalty kicks in the shootout and guide Argentina to the final, where they beat Brazil 1-0 to …
Goalkeeper Dominik Livakovic saved three spot-kicks as Croatia beat Japan 3-1 in a penalty shootout to reach the World Cup quarterfinals for the third time after an enthralling 120-minute contest finished deadlocked at 1-1 on Monday. Daizen Maeda opened the scoring for Japan in the 43rd minute and Ivan Perisic headed the equaliser 10 minutes after the break but the …
Croatia goalkeeper Dominik Livakovic continues to impress in the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022, with a great performance against Brazil in the quarterfinal. With the save, he became one of the only three men and the second Croatian to have saved four shootout penalties in a single World Cup tournament, after Argentina Sergio, Danijel Subasic and Dominik Livakovic. Earlier in …
