Perisic Matches Ronaldo, Messi Record With World Cup Goal Against Japan

• Ivan Perisic joined Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo with his World Cup goal
• He became only the fourth player to score in the last three World Cups in a row
• Perisic grabbed Croatia’s equaliser against Japan after the Asians took the lead

Ivan Perisic entered the history books for Croatia, as the 2018 World Cup finalists secured passage to the quarter-finals of the 2022 FIFA World Cup after a tough win against Japan.

The Tottenham Hotspur winger grabbed Croatia’s equaliser after the European giants had gone behind against the Asian powerhouse, in their round of 16 clash on Monday, December 5.

Perisic has now joined Cristiano Ronaldo, Lionel Messi and Xherdan Shaqiri as the fourth player to have scored in the last three World Cup tournaments.

The 33-year-old winger’s second-half finish was the 10th major tournament goal of his career, giving him more than the legendary Croatian forward Davor Suker.

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Only Kylian Mbappe and Lionel Messi have been directly involved in more goals since the 2014 World Cup, than Perisic has in his current 14 World Cup games.

Perisic shows class after win

Meanwhile, Perisic showed a classy touch with Arsenal defender Takehiro Tomiyasu and his Japan teammates, after Croatia progressed to the World Cup quarter-finals in Qatar, Football London reports.

Perisic was quick to show his support for the Samurai Blue, skipping the first celebrations for his own squad to head over and comfort the losing team.

The winger was part of the Croatia team that were beaten 4-1 by France in Russia. He knows the feeling of losing on the biggest stage, but remained classy despite the emotions following the win.

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Earlier, Sports Brief reported that Croatian goalkeeper, Dominik Livaković became the biggest news of the World Cup thus far, after denying Japan in their Round of 16 clash in Al Wakrah.

The shot-stopper made three saves in the penalty shoot-out, which would see the Eastern Europeans win 4-1.

The match was the first of the knockout stages in Qatar to extend into extra time and to reach a penalty shootout stage.