Goalkeeping coach of the Russian national team Vitaly Kafanov praised the game of the goalkeeper of the Croatian team Dominik Livakovic in the semifinal match of the World Cup against Argentina.

The meeting took place on Tuesday and ended with a score of 3:0 in favor of the Argentine team. On the way to the semi-finals, the Croats defeated the Japanese and Brazilians in the penalty shootout.

– Livakovic did not play below his level with Argentina, it was not his fault for the goals conceded. Moreover, he saved the team twice, it’s just that the Argentines had a very high conversion of chances, it turned out that the moment – and a goal. Livakovich did not make a single mistake, if not for him, the score would have been larger.

There is a lot of controversy in the moment with a penalty, someone says that there was no penalty at all, because when the player capsized, he was on his feet, this is a question for the referees. Livakovich at this moment reduced the distance, went to the player, and when the player overturned, his both legs were on the ground, he did not knock down or stretch his leg, this is more a question for the judges. From a goalkeeper’s point of view, in this moment he did absolutely right, he could remain at the gate, but reduced the distance. The defenders who let the attacker in were mistaken. If we take the first goal, then the question is for the defenders of the Croatian national team. The Argentines caught on the counterattack very well, so the question is not for the goalkeeper, – Metaratings.ru quotes Kafanov.

In the final of the 2022 World Cup, the Argentina national team will play the winner of the match France – Morocco, which will be held on Wednesday.

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