Frenchman Ibrahima Konate remains Liverpool’s only World Cup representative. How did the Reds play in Qatar and how were knocked out: Alisson, van Dijk, Henderson and others?
Croatia vs Brazil
Croatia beat Brazil 1(4):(2)1 in the post-match penalty shoot-out on 9 December.
The main (0:0) and extra (1:1) time did not reveal the winner, and in the penalty shootout the Croats beat better (4:2). Croatia unexpectedly passed Brazil.
Alisson, who is not a great specialist in penalty kicks, did not parry a single blow. Fabinho watched the match from the bench.
Netherlands vs Argentina
Netherlands lost to Argentina 2(3):(4)2 in the post-match penalty shoot-out.
In the Netherlands vs Argentina match, it was going to Albiceleste’s victory in regular time, but the Orange’s scored twice, the second goal a minute before the final whistle, and the game went into extra time (2:2). As a result, the teams also needed a penalty shoot-out to identify the strongest.
Virgil van Dijk played the full match and went first to take the post-match penalty and failed to beat Emiliano Martinez.
England vs France
England lost to France 1:2 on 10 December.
The French won and in the semi-finals they will play against the main sensation of the tournament – the Moroccan team. Frenchman Ibrahima Konate remains Liverpool’s only World Cup representative.
Jordan Henderson played 79 minutes, while Trent Alexander-Arnold, like Ibrahima Konate, was left on the bench.