MOTD Live: FIFA World Cup 2026
Fifth Round-of-16 Match
Coverage of the fifth round-of-16 match (Kick-off 8.00pm), which takes place at Dallas Stadium in the USA. 2018 runners-up Croatia battled past a defiant Japan at this stage four year ago, eventually overcoming them on penalties to secure a place in the last eight. However, it was Daizen Maeda who initially put Samurai Blue in the driving seat with a fine header two minutes before the interval, but that was cancelled out 10 minutes into the second half when Ivan Perišic equalised with a header of his own. Neither side was able to add to their tally in the rest of regulation or in extra time, and so the tie had to be settled in a penalty shootout for the first time at the Qatar tournament. Croatia's goalkeeper Dominik Livakovic demonstrated his prowess in this format as he saved the spot kicks of Takumi Minamino, Kaoru Mitoma, and Maya Yoshida and inspired his nation to a 3-1 triumph