Croatia GK Dominik Livaković has more saves against Brazil (6) than Alisson has in the ENTIRE World Cup (5) 
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Since FIFA rankings were introduced in 1992, the pre-tournament No.1 team has never won the men’s World Cup.
The streak continues. 
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Most penalty shoot-outs won in World Cup history:
4/4 - Germany
4/4 - Croatia 
4/5 - Argentina
Flawless victory. 
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Dominik Livakovic’s game by numbers vs Brazil:
81.25% passing accuracy
11 saves (Most in one 2022 WC game)
7 saves from inside the box
1 penalty shootout save
How good was he tonight!?
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4 - Dominik Livakovic has saved four penalties during World Cup penalty shoot-outs, the joint-most of any goalkeeper in the tournament’s history. Prescience.
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Croatia’s knockout games in the last two World Cups:
2018 Ro16: penalties
2018 QF: penalties
2018 SF: extra time
2022 Ro16: penalties
2022 QF: penalties
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HT | 
Netherlands 0–1 Argentina
There wasn’t much action in this one, but one tremendous pass by Lionel Messi sent Nahuel Molina through on goal and La Albiceleste took the lead.
Netherlands will need to raise their level after the break!
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Lionel Messi’s assist to Nahuel Molina was also the 68th key pass of his #FIFAWorldCup career — he has now overtaken Diego Maradona (67) to become the player with the most key passes at the World Cup since 1966.
Playmaking genius. 
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Nahuel Molina scores his first-ever goal for Argentina to give them the lead in a World Cup quarter-final. 
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5 - Lionel Messi has assisted five goals in the World Cup knockout stages - since Opta have World Cup assists (from 1966), this is the most on record in the knockout rounds of the finals, surpassing Pelé’s four. Goat.
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Louis van Gaal has never lost a World Cup game but has been knocked out twice:
◎ 2014 - 2-4 on pens vs.
◉ 2022 - 3-4 on pens vs.
Heartbreak from the spot again. 
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In 2014, Lionel Messi was named Player of the Tournament after Argentina lost in the World Cup final.
In 2018, Luka Modrić was named Player of the Tournament after Croatia lost in the World Cup final.
In 2022, only one of them will get a second chance.
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