Croatia have broken Japan’s resistance and are back on level terms in their World Cup last 16 match.
The Croatians would’ve had reason to worry after falling behind to Daizen Maeda’s goal shortly before half time, knowing that they would need to break down a Japanese team that have been at their best when playing without the ball.
However, much to Croatia’s delight, they have managed to get an equaliser early into the second half courtesy of Tottenham Hotspur’s Ivan Perisic.
Dejan Lovren produced an inch perfect on to the head of Perisic, and his header from just inside the 18-yard box flew into the corner of Shuichi Gonda’s goal.
That goal was Perisic’s tenth for Croatia at international tournaments, making him their leading scorer in that regard.
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Ivan Perišić is the first player in Croatia's history to score 10 major tournament goals for his country. 🙌 ◎ 4 x UEFA European Championship ◉ 6 x FIFA World Cup He joins Lionel Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo and Xherdan Shaqiri as the only four players to score at the 2014, 2018 and 2022 World Cup. And we're using this opportunity to remind you that he's also represented his country at Beach Volleyball. 🏐 #FIFAWorldCup #Vatreni