In the 2022 FIFA World Cup held in Qatar, Croatia got one step closer to the final seat by beating Brazil 4-2 on penalties in the match that ended 1-1. Goalkeeper Livakovic, who played for Dinamo Zagreb in Croatia, who succeeded in making it to the semi-finals, is one of the prominent names of the tournament with his national team performance. The successful 27-year-old goalkeeper, who left his mark on one of the most iconic matches of the tournament, was a huge factor in Croatia’s being a semi-finalist with two penalties he saved in the Brazilian match penalty shootout.
WRITTEN NAME IN WORLD CUP HISTORY
The star of the Brazil match, Livakovic, made his mark in the history of the World Cup with the Japan match they faced in the last 16 of the World Cup. The net keeper, who first impressed the audience with his performance in Group F, saved the penalties of Kaoru Mitoma, Takumi Minamino and Maya Yoshida in Japan in the last 16 rounds after the group stage, and became the third player in the history of the World Cup to make 3 saves in serial penalties. made history. On the other hand, Livakovic conceded only one goal in his 3 matches in Group F. Livakovic was recorded as one of the most influential names of the tournament with his performance.
WHO IS DOMINIK LIVAKOVIC?
Shining in the Croatian team NK Zagreb infrastructure, the net guard entered the radar of many clubs with his 4 years in the A team. Shortly after, in 2015, Croatian giant Dinamo Zagreb aspired to the successful goalkeeper. The player, who did not get much time in the early part of his Zagreb career, returned to his old team on loan. The Croatian player, who regained his form and drew a good form here, returned to Zagreb after his loan period ended and became the team’s main goalkeeper. The player, who played in 262 matches for Zagreb, closed his goal in 122 matches. The Croatian net keeper, who has sweated the national team jersey 38 times since 2017, managed to close his goal 11 times with the national jersey.