📸 Picture perfect: The first two World Cup quarter-finals in pictures | OneFootball

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Lewis Ambrose·9 December 2022

📸 Picture perfect: The first two World Cup quarter-finals in pictures

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Croatia and Argentina are World Cup semi-finalists. Brazil and the Netherlands are heading home.

Here is the story from Friday’s World Cup quarter-finals, told in pictures.


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The quarter-finals kicked off with World Cup favourites Brazil taking on Croatia.

Article image:📸 Picture perfect: The first two World Cup quarter-finals in pictures

One Croatia fan sported what may well be the tournament’s most detailed face paint.

Article image:📸 Picture perfect: The first two World Cup quarter-finals in pictures

Dominik Livaković was the star throughout but it seemed Neymar had stolen the show when he danced through the Croatia defence to break the deadlock halfway through extra-time.

Article image:📸 Picture perfect: The first two World Cup quarter-finals in pictures

Of course, Brazilian hearts were broken in the 117th minute.

Article image:📸 Picture perfect: The first two World Cup quarter-finals in pictures

And Livaković was the hero again, saving from Rodrygo before Marquinhos hit the post. Croatia were flawless from the spot, scoring four from four, to head through.

Article image:📸 Picture perfect: The first two World Cup quarter-finals in pictures

And the Argentina fans had an incredible time watching it all unfold however they could ahead of their match with the Netherlands.

Article image:📸 Picture perfect: The first two World Cup quarter-finals in pictures

Brazil boss Tite confirmed his departure after the Seleção’s defeat.

Article image:📸 Picture perfect: The first two World Cup quarter-finals in pictures

And Lionel Messi played a magical pass to assist Nahuel Molina and set Argentina on their way.

Article image:📸 Picture perfect: The first two World Cup quarter-finals in pictures
Article image:📸 Picture perfect: The first two World Cup quarter-finals in pictures
Article image:📸 Picture perfect: The first two World Cup quarter-finals in pictures

The foreground joy, the background despair. The World Cup in an image.

Article image:📸 Picture perfect: The first two World Cup quarter-finals in pictures

The Netherlands struggled for a way back into the game.

Article image:📸 Picture perfect: The first two World Cup quarter-finals in pictures

But Denzel Dumfries brought down Marcos Acuña in the area …

Article image:📸 Picture perfect: The first two World Cup quarter-finals in pictures

… and Lionel Messi made no mistake from the spot.

Article image:📸 Picture perfect: The first two World Cup quarter-finals in pictures
Article image:📸 Picture perfect: The first two World Cup quarter-finals in pictures

That was far from game over, though, with Wout Weghorst pulling one back.

Article image:📸 Picture perfect: The first two World Cup quarter-finals in pictures
Article image:📸 Picture perfect: The first two World Cup quarter-finals in pictures

Before the tension boiled over late on.

Article image:📸 Picture perfect: The first two World Cup quarter-finals in pictures
Article image:📸 Picture perfect: The first two World Cup quarter-finals in pictures

And Weghorst struck again in the 101st minute to send the game to extra-time.

Article image:📸 Picture perfect: The first two World Cup quarter-finals in pictures
Article image:📸 Picture perfect: The first two World Cup quarter-finals in pictures

There were just seconds of extra-time remaining when Argentina hit the post.

Article image:📸 Picture perfect: The first two World Cup quarter-finals in pictures

But Emi Martínez was the hero in a shootout yet again.

Article image:📸 Picture perfect: The first two World Cup quarter-finals in pictures
Article image:📸 Picture perfect: The first two World Cup quarter-finals in pictures
Article image:📸 Picture perfect: The first two World Cup quarter-finals in pictures

Argentina live to fight another day.