How Dominik Livakovic Made History

IMAGE: Dominik Livakovic after saving the second penalty from Kaoru Mitoma. Photograph: Clive Brunskill/Getty Images Croatia Goalkeeper Dominik Livakovic wrote his name into World Cup history with......

WC PIX: Resilient Croatia advance as Japan crumble in shootout

Images from the FIFA World Cup match between Croatia and Japan on Monday. IMAGE: Croatia players celebrate after winning the penalty shoot out against Japan. Photograph: Dan Mullan/Getty......

Asian Cup: Japan rally to enter semi-finals

A last minute goal from Masahiko Inoha gave Japan a 3-2 comeback victory over hosts Qatar in the quarter-finals of the Asian Cup on Friday. Inoha was on hand to side-foot in to an empty net after......

PIX: Fans in tears as Japan's brave run ends

IMAGE: A dejected Japan fan at the Bee bar in Tokyo after their team is eliminated from the FIFA World Cup after losing to Croatia on Monday.. Photographs: Kim Kyung-Hoon/Reuters Japan supporters......

Why do world's best footballers struggle with penalties?

The most notable aspect of both 2022 shootouts was the shockingly poor quality of the kicks IMAGE Brazil players Rodrygo, Pedro, Neymar, Antony, Fred and Alex Sandro react in the penalty shoot......