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World Cup | Quarter-Finals
Dec 9, 2022 at 3pm UK
Education City Stadium
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Croatia
1 - 1
Brazil

Croatia win 4-2 on penalties
Petkovic (117')
Brozovic (31'), Petkovic (117')
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Danilo (25'), Casemiro (68'), Marquinhos (77')

Croatia vs. Brazil: How do both squads compare ahead of World Cup clash?

:Headline: Croatia vs. Brazil: How do both squads compare ahead of World Cup clash?:
Ahead of Friday's World Cup meeting between Croatia and Brazil, Sports Mole looks at how both squads compare, including their most valuable and top-scoring players.
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Brazil and Croatia will battle for a place in the semi-finals of the World Cup on Friday at Education City Stadium in Al Rayyan.

A Selecao have fallen at the last eight in three of the last four editions of this competition, losing 2-1 to Belgium in 2018.

Tite saw his side ease past South Korea 4-1 in the round of 16, having made it to at least the quarter-finals of every World Cup since USA 94.

Croatia can become the first team since the Netherlands and Germany in 2014 to qualify for two straight World Cup semi-finals should they upset the Brazilians for the first time in their history.

Zlatko Dalic's side remained unbeaten in penalty shootouts at the World Cup, edging Japan 3-1 from the spot in the last 16 after the match ended 1-1 through 120 minutes.

Here, Sports Mole looks at how the squad of Croatia and Brazil stack up against each other ahead of Friday's contest.



CROATIA

Most valuable player:
Josko Gvardiol (£51.6m)

Overall squad value:
£324.6m

Most capped player:
Luka Modric (159)

Leading goalscorer:
Ivan Perisic (33)

Total caps:
1,041

Total goals:
130

Oldest player:
Luka Modric (37)

Youngest player:
Josko Gvardiol (20)

Average age:
27.4

SQUAD IN FULL

Goalkeepers: Dominik Livakovic (Dinamo Zagreb), Ivo Grbic (Atletico Madrid), Ivica Ivusic (Osijek)

Defenders: Josip Stanisic (Bayern Munich), Borna Barisic (Rangers), Martin Erlic (Sassuolo), Dejan Lovren (Zenit Saint Petersburg), Borna Sosa (VfB Stuggart), Josko Gvardiol (RB Leipzig), Domagoj Vida (AEK Athens), Josip Juranovic (Celtic), Josip Sutalo (Dinamo Zagreb)

Midfielders: Lovro Majer (Rennes), Mateo Kovacic (Chelsea), Luka Modric (Real Madrid), Marcelo Brozovic (Inter Milan), Nikola Vlasic (Torino), Mario Pasalic (Atalanta), Luka Sucic (Red Bull Salzburg), Kristijan Jakic (Eintracht Frankfurt)

Forwards: Ivan Perisic (Tottenham Hotspur), Andrej Kramaric (1899 Hoffenheim), Marko Livaja (Hajduk Split), Bruno Petkovic (Dinamo Zagreb), Ante Budimir (Osasuna), Mislav Orsic (Dinamo Zagreb)



BRAZIL

Most valuable player:
Vinicius Junior (£103m)

Overall squad value:
£1.2bn

Most capped player:
Dani Alves (126)

Leading goalscorer:
Neymar (76)

Total caps:
1,016

Total goals:
168

Oldest player:
Dani Alves (39)

Youngest player:
Rodrygo (21)

Average age:
27.9

SQUAD IN FULL

Goalkeepers: Alisson (Liverpool), Weverton (Palmeiras), Ederson (Manchester City)

Defenders: Danilo (Juventus), Thiago Silva (Chelsea), Marquinhos (Paris Saint-Germain), Alex Sandro (Juventus), Dani Alves (UNAM), Eder Militao (Real Madrid), Bremer (Juventus)

Midfielders: Casemiro (Manchester United), Lucas Paqueta (West Ham United), Fred (Manchester United), Raphinha (Barcelona), Fabinho (Liverpool), Bruno Guimaraes (Newcastle United), Everton Ribeiro (Flamengo)

Forwards: Richarlison (Tottenham Hotspur), Neymar (Paris Saint-Germain), Anthony (Manchester United), Vinicius Junior (Real Madrid), Rodrygo (Real Madrid), Pedro (Flamengo), Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal)


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