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Each week, FIFA stinks its spotlight on a record at the World Cup. Zoom today on the three doors who made the greatest number of stops during a penalty shootout.
It is at the northern borders of the Zadar, Croatia Comitat, that Knez Branimir stands. Four meters high, this bronze monument is dedicated to the Duke of the same name, a historic figure of the ascent-in the ninth century-of a region which itself qualifies as “cradle of Croatia”.
Nearly 1100 years later, in the shadow of the sword proudly brandished by the Branimir statue, two other guards in the country were going to access posterity.
The Croatian porters Danijel Subašić and Dominik Livaković are both from this region which has barely 70,000 inhabitants and, with the Portuguese Ricardo, they occupy a place of choice in the history of the most prestigious football competitions.
In almost a century of FIFA World Cup, Ricardo and the two accomplices of Zadar are the only guards to have stopped three shots with the opposing goal during the same fateful session.
Ricardo
England-Portugal (0-0 AP, 1 tab at 3) quarter-final, Germany 2006
During the 2004 UEFA Euro, Ricardo had already offered the world of anthology to the world of anthology by removing his gloves during the victorious penalty shootout against England (2-2 AP, 6 tab at 5). Two years later, and facing the same opponent, the porter of Sporting Lisbon has made no less than three stops.
Both victorious 1-0 of their respective eighth finals, the two nations are found in Gelsenkirchen. The Portuguese intend to find the semi-finals for the first time since England 1966.
After 120 minutes aimlessly, Ricardo enlings the English by successively stopping Frank Lampard’s attempts, Steven Gerrard and Jamie Carragher, before Cristiano Ronaldo sends his family the next round.
Danijel Subašić
Croatia-Denmark (1-1 AP, 3 tab at 2) Eighth finals, Russia 2018
Under the eyes of the young Dominic Livaković, then on the Croatian bench, Danijel Subašić equals the performance of Ricardo after a meeting where no less than six penalties will be arrested. On the lawn of the Nijni-Novgorod stadium, it is Kasper Schmeichel who launches the hostilities in overtime. The Danish porter will then release two Croatian attempts during the penalty shootout.
But the goalkeeper of AS Monaco does not hear it by this ear: he successively defeats Christian Eriksen, tired Schöne and Nicolai Jørgensen. Ivan Rakitić scored the victorious goal, allowing his country to continue its journey to the final.
Dominik Livaković
Japan-Croatia (1-1 AP, 1 tab at 3) Eighth finals, Qatar 2022
Four years later, Dominik Livaković left the bench and kept the cages of his country in the World Cup. He joined his predecessor to the pantheon of world football – and of course Zadar – by ending Japanese hopes in the round of 16 disputed in Al Wakrah.
After Avan Perišić responded to the opening of the Daizen Maeda score, the teams fail to decide in at the end of the 120 regulatory minutes. The two countries then offer a first penalty shootout at Qatar 2022. Four others will follow.
Livaković plunges to the left, right, then again right to repel the attempts of Takumi Minamino, Kaoru Mitoma and Captain Maya Yoshida. For the second consecutive edition, Croatia is there for the quarter-finals.
