Croatia's timeless metronome Luka Modric starred once again as the World Cup penalty masters prospered once more against Brazil
Neymar was guilty of missing the best of the chances in normal time, Croatia stopper Dominik Livakovic making more saves in 90 minutes than Brazil goalkeeper Alisson had been forced to make all tournament.
Every pass, every decision, was for the good of the team, whether that was giving his side some welcome relief from wave after wave of Brazil attacks, winning a free-kick to break the game up, or picking unfathomable passes only one man in the stadium could see. It was a goal of stunning fluency. Neymar played a one-two with Lucas Pacqueta before showing incredible balance to round the goalkeeper and find the net. It was a fitting way for the 30-year-old to draw level with Pele on 77 international goals at the top of the Brazilian charts.
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