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    "editor1": "<p><strong>Zlatko Dalic <\/strong>praised his side&#39;s resilience as Croatia held their nerve yet again to qualify for the quarterfinals of the World Cup.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Keeper Dominik Livakovic was the hero with saves to deny the Japanese chip of Daizen Maeda in a penalty shootout after 120 minutes of football between Croatia and Japan ended 1-1.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Croatia won two shoot-outs in the World Cup in Russia, while seven of their last eight games in the knockout stage of major tournaments have gone into extra time, reports Xinhua.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&quot;This generation of players is resilient; they don&#39;t give up: they reflect the spirit of the Croatian people. We have been through so much this is a source of pride and our way to give our people faith in a better tomorrow.&quot;<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&quot;Never underestimate Croatia: we are small, but we never give up. We are diligent, hardworking and we fight for what we want: History keeps repeating itself,&quot; commented Dalic in his post-game press conference in which he was full of praise for his goalkeeper.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&quot;We practiced penalties in yesterday&#39;s training and he saved a lot, so I had a lot of confidence that he would show that capacity today. All of our fears were resolved by Livakovic,&quot; he added<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Dalic admitted his side had struggled to adapt to Japan&#39;s pace and aggression in the first half.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&quot;It was difficult and I want to congratulate Japan for their approach, they were a very aggressive and difficult opponent. We struggled against their counterattack in the second half but were able to balance it out,&quot; he said.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Dalic looked at Croatia&#39;s recent World Cup history and advised Croatia have more to give:<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&quot;We have had a second and third-place finish (2018 and 2002) and this World Cup isn&#39;t over. We have the right to hope for great results. Tomorrow, we will see who we play and we will keep on fighting,&quot; concluded Dalic.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Livakovic was named man of the match for his penalty saves but was modest about his heroics.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&quot;We have had a second and third-place finish (2018 and 2002) and this World Cup isn&#39;t over. We have the right to hope for great results. Tomorrow, we will see who we play and we will keep on fighting,&quot; concluded Dalic.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><strong>Also Read: <\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/FwYLR1xf7FQ\">Roston Chase Picks Up His All-Time XI, Includes 3 Indians<\/a><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><strong><em>This story has not been edited by Cricketnmore staff and is auto-generated from a syndicated feed<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\r\n",
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