Croatia, which had a 3-1 advantage over Japan on penalties in the match whose normal time and overtime was completed 1-1 in the World Cup, made its name in the quarter-finals. The Croatians faced Brazil in the quarterfinals. Croatia’s goalkeeper Dominik Livakovic turned into a ‘Spiderman’ in penalty kicks.
Dominik Livakovic, who was huge in the penalty kicks of Takumi Minamino, Kaoru Mitoma and Maya Yoshida in Japan, did not allow the goal. The Croatian goalkeeper played a key role in his team’s success.
Livakovic, who saved 3 out of 4 penalties used by Japan, became the third player in the history of the World Cup to make 3 saves in serial penalties. Earlier, Croatia goalkeeper Danijel Subasic repeated the same feat against Denmark at the 2018 World Cup. In the 2006 World Cup, Portuguese goalkeeper Ricardo made history by saving 3 penalties against England again.
The detail about Livakovic, who played the leading role in the Croatian National Team’s quarter-finals, surprised football fans. According to the news of the Calendar, Marjan Mrmic, a 27-year-old former Beşiktaş player and the goalkeeping coach of the Croatian glove playing in Dynamo Kyiv… The former Beşiktaş player, who was the goalkeeper coach of the Croatian National Team, contributed greatly to the success of his country.
The 57-year-old football man protected Beşiktaş’s goal between 1996 and 1998 and left deep traces with his performance. After Mrmic, he worked as a goalkeeper coach in Beşiktaş. Mrmic, who was the goalkeeper coach of the Black and Whites between 2016-2019, never broke his connection with Turkey.