Early on, Croatia showed no fear of Brazil and made an effort to control possession and set the pace of the game. Neymar in particular struggled to elude Croatia's pressure.
Rodrygo's penalty attempt was saved by Croatian goalkeeper Dominik Livakovic, and Marquinhos' subsequent shot off the post confirmed Brazil's elimination.
After extra time, the score remained tied at one after both goals were scored in the subsequent 30 minutes. Brazil took the lead late in the first half of extra time on Neymar's goal, but Croatia tied the score on Bruno Petkovic's goal in the 117th minute.
Four years after losing the championship to France, Croatia will take on either Argentina or the Netherlands in an effort to reach the World Cup final once more.
On the other hand Neymar, when he rounded Dominik Livakovic in the 105th minute of Friday's match against Croatia, the 30-year-old forward tied Pele for the joint-most goals in Brazil history.
How many goals did Pele actually score? There has been debate about his goal total for years. The famous forward scored 767 goals in his whole career, according to FIFA, scoring 643 "official" goals for Santos.
However, Santos asserted in December 2020 that Pele actually scored 1,091 goals for the Brazilian club, not the recorded 643 goals, after Lionel Messi broke the record for most goals scored by a single team when he scored for Barcelona against Real Valladolid.
They also issued a lengthy statement to indicate Pele scored more goals in "formal games" against teams like Real Madrid and Juventus should be counted.
At the Education Stadium, things finally got exciting in the second half when Brazil threatened to score first after a rather dull first half but events changed quickly.
Messi, a seven-time winner of the Ballon d'Or, therefore shattered a storied record that had previously belonged to Pele since 1974, despite Santos vehemently disputing that accomplishment.
Conclusively, In five of Croatia's last six World Cup games, including the penalty shootout victory over Japan in the round of 16 in Qatar, extra time was required. The group has triumphed in eight of its last ten knockout games. Croatia are now to meet Argentina for the semifinals.