Brazil v Croatia | 2014 FIFA World Cup | Match Highlights

Neymar was the star of the show as Brazil came from behind to secure a hard-fought 3-1 victory over Croatia in the opening match of the FIFA World Cup™. The hosts’ star No10 equalised after Marcelo’s own-goal, and converted a second-half penalty after Fred had been fouled by Dejan Lovren.

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[rafeeprince]

croatia 2014= knock out of the group stage
croatia 2018= Played final in the world cup
completely different
what a turn around

[mishterkhalid]

8 years later and now Croatia beat Brazil in quarter finals of 2022 World Cup.

[YourMom-bxmm]

Croatia is waaay better now. They have great potential and can win the 2018 World Cup

[Clearonlinevideo]

Garbage 2nd and 3rd goal, not a penalty and a missed foul on Modric by the official.

[MrSpadeofAce]

that wasn't a penalty.. he didn;t even touch him

[ewertongtr]

Croatia has scored a goal. The striker is Marcelović...

[cosmona]

1:06 this is a foul
1:27 this is not
Great job ref

[jokerjjg]

They forgot to hire the same referee for the semifinals:)

[toyosioyejobi]

Who's here after Croatia will play Brazil in quarter finals of 2022 world cup!

[danielgalic-macdonald]

the most fixed game I've ever seen in any sport, I remember it vividly

[albertsallis]

This Croatia squad were so underrated back then

[mariokolobaric]

Nishimura, we came for your Japanese. Now we're coming for Brazil..it's about RESPECT! 🇭🇷🇭🇷🇭🇷🇭🇷🇭🇷🇭🇷

[jamilvints]

Ah yes the 12 man Brazil team that included the referee. Very "fun" game to watch.

[Kittylover]

>Referee was the star of the show
Fixed

[LordFred]

LOL, FIFA making it clear on WC day 1 that Brazil would be going through regardless of how they played. Classic

[funnycomps]

I think Croatia could won 2:1 back then, but if referee wasn't playing for Brazil...

[borussiagermania]

The days when no one knew Brazil would get humiliated by the Germans...

[jasam]

I am Croatian and I think Croatia was better but Nishimura was for Brazil. THIS IS NOT PENALTY. WE SCORE A GOAL, NISHIMURA SAY: ''ARM.'' Yukk. I was happy when Germany won 7-1. Eye for eye, tooth for tooth.

[xxMrBaldyxx]

Brazil bought the referee. This is why they ended up being thrashed by Germany 7 - 1. They bought their way into that position and weren't able to compete against a team that got there without cheating. What a disgrace. I enjoyed watching the Germans tear them to pieces, and I'm sure all the Croatian fans did too.

[gregfox]

9th December 2022, Croatia got revenge, qf 1-1, 4-2 pens. A tough team.