Japan Vs Croatia: Last 16

[Marty]

No surprise that this is the first game to go to extra time.

Didn't feel Japan were trying to win it when they got the ball towards the end, or indeed for most of the second half.

 

[TheAmerican]

Perisic is going to be dead tired after this tournament, I'm afraid.

 

[glacierSpurs]

Proud to have another Spurs player, in fact an ex-player too, captaining a national side now.

 

[BuryMeInEngland]

Good effort from Japan then

 

[DiamondLites]

Mitoma is such a live wire, a real find for Brighton

 

[Archibald&Crooks]

Shame Japan have to go out like that.

 

[PCozzie]

That's a shocking pen

Edit: They are shocking pens

 

[philll]

Shit pen, Minamino.

 

[cwy21]

Just ****ing hit it

 

[philll]

Christ, no wonder Japan were trying to win it before it went to pens.

 

[PCozzie]

Short run-up...

 

[DiamondLites]

Japan look like rabbits in the headlights

 

[SlotBadger]

Casual penalties make you look a right twat when you miss.

 

[taidgh]

yikes.

 

[PCozzie]

Japan are 90's England bad at penalties

 

[DanoCanuck]

Japan is AWFUL at penalties. Sheesh

 

[taidgh]

fair play. croatian keeper has gone the right way every time.

 

[SlotBadger]

I honestly don't think I've ever seen 3 incredibly shit penalties from one team in one shootout.

 

[Colonel_Klinck]

No honour!

That is some of the worst pens I've seen. its like they never practiced them.

 

[LSUY]

An island nation, a constitutional monarchy with a parliamentary government, drive on the left, consume a lot of tea and shit at penalties.