Croatia have reached the World Cup quarter-finals after beating Japan 3-1 on penalties - including three saves from Dominik Livakovic - following a 1-1 draw.
The Sky Sports writers reflect on Monday's World Cup action as Brazil produce an electrifying first-half display to show why they are favourites.
Graeme Souness has called upon FIFA to release conclusive evidence the ball stayed in play which led to Japan's dramatic winner against Spain and knocked out Germany.
Japan pulled off another historic World Cup upset as a hugely controversial goal saw them beat Spain 2-1 and finish top in Group E as Luis Enrique's side also progressed.
Relive the action as Japan stunned Spain in their final Group E game, but both sides advanced.
Costa Rica ignited their World Cup campaign with a smash-and-grab 1-0 win over Japan at the Ahmad bin Ali Stadium.
Japan stunned Germany with a late comeback in their World Cup opener, with Ritsu Doan and Takuma Asano goals seeing them win 2-1 at the Khalifa International Stadium.
Check out our Japan team guide for the Qatar World Cup, with live scores, results, tables, fixtures and insights...
| # | Team | Pl | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japan | 3 | 1 | 6 |
| 2 | Spain | 3 | 6 | 4 |
| 3 | Germany | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 4 | Costa Rica | 3 | -8 | 3 |
The road to Russia starts on Saturday as the qualifying draw for the 2018 World Cup takes place in St Petersburg.
Guillem Balague has picked his World Cup XI - but do you agree with his selections?
Super 6 are running a World Cup edition of the football prediction game, offering up a £100,000 jackpot each week.
Japan are becoming regular competitors and Pete O'Rourke analyses their chances in Brazil.
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