At the Education City Stadium, Qatar, the dove's dance has disappeared. For Brazil, the dance was like a foreshadowing; joy would turn to sorrow in an instant. Brazil drowned in tears after being eliminated by Croatia.

Livakovic continued the brilliant performance he had showed against Japan in the round of 16. He brushed aside Brazil's first shot from Rodrygo Goes.

Nothing is impossible in soccer. Croatia, a country of only 4 million people, has successfully reached its first World Cup final this year after defeating England – supposedly the birthplace of modern soccer – in the semifinal early on Thursday (12/7/2018, Jakarta time) in Moscow.

An interesting sight was beheld during the English national football team’s practice session ahead of its semifinal against Croatia in this year’s World Cup. On Tuesday morning, the valiant English players were seen joyfully tossing around a rubber chicken.