49erssports.com - Summary of the results of the 2022 World Cup last night. In total there were two matches that were played from Saturday (10/12/2022) evening WIB to Sunday (11/12/2022) early morning WIB.
Starting Saturday (4/12/2022), the 2022 World Cup has entered the round of 16. There are a total of 16 teams that met in 8 matches to fight for tickets to the quarter-finals.
The round of 16 ended last Wednesday (7/12/2022). There are eight winning teams that qualify for the top 8 of the 2022 World Cup, namely:
- Dutch
- Argentina
- French
- English
- Croatia
- Brazil
- Morocco
- Portugal
The eight teams then met in the last 8, to fight for four tickets to the semifinals of the top 4 of the 2022 World Cup. If you look at the squad composition and progress in the tournament so far, Brazil and France are the two main favourites.
Interestingly, in the first match of the World Cup results last night, Croatia actually surprisingly eliminated Brazil through a penalty shootout. The score was tied 1-1 for 120 minutes, Croatia won 4-2 in the penalty shootout.
Another penalty shoot-out occurred in the Netherlands vs Argentina match. Score tied 2-2 for 120 minutes. Lautaro Martinez became the hero as the final executor to bring Argentina to win with a score of 4-3.
Most recently, Sunday (11/12/2022), England had to bite their fingers to end their steps at the 2022 World Cup in Qatar. Harry Kane et al. was beaten 1-2 by the defending champion, France.
Complete results of the last 16 of the 2022 World Cup
Netherlands 3-1 USA
(Memphis Depay 10', Daley Blind 45+1', Denzel Dumfries 81'; Haji Wright 76')
Argentina 2-1 Australia
(Lionel Messi 35', Julian Alvarez 57'; Enzo Fernandez (og) 77')
France 3-1 Poland
(Olivier Giroud 44', Kylian Mbappe 74', 90+1'; Robert Lewandowski (p) 90+9')
England 3-0 Senegal
(Jordan Henderson 38', Harry Kane 45+3', Bukayo Saka 57')
Japan 1-1 Croatia (pen. 1-3)
(Daizen Maeda 43'; Ivan Perisic 55')
Brazil 4-1 South Korea
(Vinicius Junior 7', Neymar 13' (pen), Richarlison 29', Lucas Paqueta 36'; Paik Seung-ho 76')
Morocco 0-0 Spain (pen. 3-0)
Portugal 6-1 Switzerland
(Goncalo Ramos 17', 51', 67', Pepe 33, Raphael Guerreiro 55, Rafael Leao 90+2'; Manuel Akanji 58')
Croatia vs Brazil: Score 1-1 (pen. 4-2)
Croatia went through a shootout to eliminate Brazil in the quarter-finals of the 2022 World Cup, Education City Stadium, Friday, 9 December 2022. The score was 0-0 for 90 minutes, changed 1-1 after 120 minutes, and ended 4-2 for Croatia to win in the penalty shootout.
As predicted, Brazil appeared far more dominant in this match. Croatia chose to play defensively, but was able to threaten counterattacks.
Although many opportunities were created, the game ended goalless in 90 minutes of normal time. Continuing into extra time, Neymar had brought Brazil ahead (105 + 1'), but Croatia was able to equalize through the action of Bruno Petkovic (116').
The 1-1 draw ended the fierce duel for last night's World Cup results for 120 minutes. Continuing to the penalty shootout, Dominik Livakovic again became a hero by brushing off Rodrygo's first penalty. Croatia won with a score of 4-2.
Netherlands 2-2 Argentina (pen. 3-4)
Argentina successfully eliminated the Netherlands via penalties 2-2 (3-4) in the 2022 World Cup quarter-final match which was held at the Lusail Iconic Stadium, Saturday (10/12/2022) early morning WIB.
Two goals for Argentina were scored by Nahuel Molina in the first half and Lionel Messi's penalty in the second half. The Dutch were reluctant to give up by equalizing the score through two goals from Wout Weghorst.
In the penalty shootout, Emiliano Martinez made two saves. Argentina also won with a score of 4-3.
Thanks to this result, Argentina has the right to qualify for the semifinals to face Croatia on Wednesday (14/12/2022) in the morning WIB.
Morocco 1-0 Portugal
Saturday (10/12/2022), Morocco defeated Portugal with a narrow score of 1-0 in 90 minutes of a fierce duel in the quarter-finals of the 2022 World Cup. This result was one of the big surprises at the 2022 World Cup in Qatar.
Morocco's winning goal was scored by Youssef En-Nesyri in the first half. With this result, Morocco managed to become the first African team to qualify for the semifinals of the World Cup
England 1-2 France
England's dream of winning the 2022 World Cup has vanished. Their steps only reached the quarter-finals after being thrashed by France.
England lost 1-2 to France at Al Bayt Stadium, Sunday (11/12/2022) in the morning WIB. Harry Kane's penalty (54') wasn't enough to offset goals from Aurelien Tchouameni (17') and Olivier Giroud (78').
England actually had a chance to equalize in the 82nd minute because they received another penalty. It's just that Kane, who advanced as an executioner, failed to score.
Thanks to this victory, France advanced to the semifinals. The defending champion was challenged by Morocco, which had already set its foot in the semifinals.
Recap results and schedule of the top 8 of the 2022 World Cup
The top 8 round, aka the quarter-finals of the 2022 World Cup, starts on Friday (9/12/2022). Including last night's World Cup results, here are the results and full schedule:
Croatia 1-1 Brazil (pen. 4-2)
(Bruno Petkovic 116'; Neymar 105+1')
Netherlands vs Argentina (pen. 3-4)
(Wout Weghorst 83', 90+11'; Nahuel Molina 35', Lionel Messi (p) 73')
Morocco 1-0 Portugal
(Youssef En-Nesyri 42')
England 1-2 France
(Harry Kane (p) 54'; Aurelien Tchouameni 17', Olivier Giroud 78')