Brazil vs Croatia, 2014 FIFA World Cup, Group Stage
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Report
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Attempt missed. Mateo Kovacic (Croatia) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Ivica Olic with a headed pass.
- 5': Foul by Vedran Corluka (Croatia).
- 5': Hulk (Brazil) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 6': Attempt saved. David Luiz (Brazil) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Stipe Pletikosa (Croatia). Assisted by Thiago Silva with a headed pass.
- 7': Attempt missed. Ivica Olic (Croatia) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Ivan Perisic with a cross.
- 8': Foul by Ivan Perisic (Croatia).
- 8': Marcelo (Brazil) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 9': Foul by Ivan Rakitic (Croatia).
- 9': Luiz Gustavo (Brazil) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 9': Attempt blocked. Paulinho (Brazil) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Neymar.
- 9': Corner,Brazil. Conceded by Sime Vrsaljko.
- 11': Attempt missed. Nikica Jelavic (Croatia) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Ivica Olic with a cross.
- 11': Own Goal by Marcelo, Brazil. Brazil 0, Croatia 1.
- 16': Attempt blocked. Neymar (Brazil) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Paulinho.
- 16': Corner,Brazil. Conceded by Dejan Lovren.
- 20': Corner,Brazil. Conceded by Sime Vrsaljko.
- 21': Attempt saved. Paulinho (Brazil) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Stipe Pletikosa (Croatia). Assisted by Oscar.
- 22': Attempt saved. Oscar (Brazil) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner by Stipe Pletikosa (Croatia).
- 22': Attempt missed. Hulk (Brazil) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Marcelo.
- 24': Foul by Ivan Perisic (Croatia).
- 24': Paulinho (Brazil) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 27': Foul by Neymar (Brazil).
- 27': Luka Modric (Croatia) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 27': Neymar (Brazil) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 29': Attempt saved. Nikica Jelavic (Croatia) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Julio César (Brazil). Assisted by Ivan Perisic with a cross.
- 29': Goal! Brazil 1, Croatia 1. Neymar (Brazil) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Oscar.
- 33': Corner,Brazil. Conceded by Darijo Srna.
- 34': Corner,Croatia. Conceded by Marcelo.
- 40': Foul by Darijo Srna (Croatia).
- 40': Marcelo (Brazil) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 41': Foul by Ivan Rakitic (Croatia).
- 41': Neymar (Brazil) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 42': Attempt blocked. Neymar (Brazil) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 42': Corner,Brazil. Conceded by Ivan Rakitic.
- 43': Offside, Brazil. Oscar is caught offside.
- 44': Foul by Dejan Lovren (Croatia).
- 44': Fred (Brazil) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45': Attempt missed. Hulk (Brazil) left footed shot from the right side of the box is too high.
- 45': Fourth official has announced 2 minutes of added time.
- 45'+2': Foul by Nikica Jelavic (Croatia).
- 45'+2': Luiz Gustavo (Brazil) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 45'+3': First Half ends, Brazil 1, Croatia 1.
- 45': Second Half begins Brazil 1, Croatia 1.
- 51': Foul by Sime Vrsaljko (Croatia).
- 51': Oscar (Brazil) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 52': Dejan Lovren (Croatia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 52': Foul by Paulinho (Brazil).
- 52': Hand ball by Ivica Olic (Croatia).
- 54': Foul by Sime Vrsaljko (Croatia).
- 54': Oscar (Brazil) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 56': Attempt missed. Ivan Perisic (Croatia) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Luka Modric.
- 58': Foul by Ivan Perisic (Croatia).
- 58': Marcelo (Brazil) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 59': Foul by Darijo Srna (Croatia).
- 59': Marcelo (Brazil) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 61': Substitution, Croatia. Marcelo Brozovic replaces Mateo Kovacic.
- 63': Darijo Srna (Croatia) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 63': Foul by Luiz Gustavo (Brazil).
- 63': Substitution, Brazil. Hernanes replaces Paulinho.
- 63': Foul by Nikica Jelavic (Croatia).
- 63': Thiago Silva (Brazil) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 64': Foul by Marcelo Brozovic (Croatia).
- 64': Marcelo (Brazil) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 65': Foul by Vedran Corluka (Croatia).
- 65': Neymar (Brazil) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 65': Vedran Corluka (Croatia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 67': Attempt missed. Dani Alves (Brazil) right footed shot from outside the box is too high from a direct free kick.
- 68': Substitution, Brazil. Bernard replaces Hulk.
- 69': Foul by Ivica Olic (Croatia).
- 69': Oscar (Brazil) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 69': Penalty Brazil. Fred draws a foul in the penalty area.
- 69': Penalty conceded by Dejan Lovren (Croatia) after a foul in the penalty area.
- 69': Dejan Lovren (Croatia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 71': Goal! Brazil 2, Croatia 1. Neymar (Brazil) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the top left corner.
- 72': Corner,Croatia. Conceded by David Luiz.
- 73': Attempt missed. Dejan Lovren (Croatia) header from the centre of the box misses to the left following a corner.
- 75': Foul by Oscar (Brazil).
- 75': Sime Vrsaljko (Croatia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 76': Corner,Brazil. Conceded by Darijo Srna.
- 77': Attempt missed. David Luiz (Brazil) header from very close range is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Oscar with a cross following a corner.
- 78': Substitution, Croatia. Ante Rebic replaces Nikica Jelavic.
- 79': Corner,Brazil. Conceded by Darijo Srna.
- 83': Foul by Ivica Olic (Croatia).
- 83': Julio César (Brazil) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 84': Corner,Croatia. Conceded by Dani Alves.
- 85': Foul by Dejan Lovren (Croatia).
- 85': Hernanes (Brazil) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 86': Attempt saved. Luka Modric (Croatia) right footed shot from more than 35 yards is saved in the bottom left corner by Julio César (Brazil). Assisted by Marcelo Brozovic.
- 86': Foul by Ante Rebic (Croatia).
- 86': Luiz Gustavo (Brazil) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 87': Foul by Luiz Gustavo (Brazil).
- 87': Luka Modric (Croatia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 88': Luiz Gustavo (Brazil) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 88': Substitution, Brazil. Ramires replaces Neymar.
- 89': Attempt missed. Vedran Corluka (Croatia) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Luka Modric with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 90': Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
- 90'+1': Attempt saved. Ivan Perisic (Croatia) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Julio César (Brazil). Assisted by Luka Modric.
- 90'+1': Attempt blocked. Marcelo Brozovic (Croatia) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
- 90'+1': Goal! Brazil 3, Croatia 1. Oscar (Brazil) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ramires.
- 90'+5': Attempt missed. Marcelo Brozovic (Croatia) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Luka Modric.
- 90'+5': Second Half ends, Brazil 3, Croatia 1.
- 0': Match ends, Brazil 3, Croatia 1.
Statistics
 CRO |
BRA |
|
|---|---|---|
| 21 | Fouls | 5 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 1 |
| 3 | Corner Kicks | 7 |
| 3 | Saves | 3 |
| 42 | Possession | 58 |
| 10 | SHOTS | 14 |
| 4 | ON GOAL | 9 |
| 0.4 | On Target % | 0.6 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 1 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 1 |
| 220 | Accurate Passes | 385 |
| 281 | Passes | 452 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 5 | Accurate Crosses | 5 |
| 20 | Crosses | 25 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 44 | Long Balls | 48 |
| 26 | Accurate Long Balls | 29 |
| 0.6 | Long Balls % | 0.6 |
| 1 | Blocked Shots | 4 |
| 18 | Effective Tackles | 15 |
| 21 | Tackles | 16 |
| 0.9 | Tackle % | 0.9 |
| 0 | Interceptions | 0 |
| 37 | Effective Clearances | 25 |
| 37 | Clearances | 25 |
Game Information
Competition: FIFA World Cup
Venue: Neo Química Arena
Location: Sao Paulo, Brazil
Attendance: 62,103
Venue: Neo Química Arena
Location: Sao Paulo, Brazil
Attendance: 62,103
FIFA World Cup Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mexico | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | South Africa | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | South Korea | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Winner Playoff Path D | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Line-Ups
Brazil (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 12 | Julio César De León (GK) |
| 4 | David Luiz |
| 3 | Thiago Silva |
| 6 | Marcelo |
| 2 | Dani Alves |
| 10 | Neymar  |
| 17 | Luiz Gustavo |
| 8 | Paulinho |
| 9 | Fred |
| 7 | Hulk |
| 11 | Oscar |
Croatia (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Stipe Pletikosa (GK) |
| 6 | Dejan Lovren |
| 5 | Vedran Corluka |
| 2 | Sime Vrsaljko |
| 11 | Darijo Srna |
| 20 | Mateo Kovacic |
| 7 | Ivan Rakitić |
| 10 | Luka Modric |
| 9 | Nikica Jelavic |
| 18 | Ivica Olic |
| 4 | Ivan Perisic |
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