Croatia midfielder Ivan Perisic on Monday scored his aspect’s opener towards Japan in a FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 Spherical of 16 match on the Al Janoub Stadium.
With that being his tenth purpose in a significant event, the 33-year-old turned Croatia’s highest scorer in World Cups and European Championships mixed, going previous legendary striker Davor Suker.
Moreover, Perisic has now equalled Suker’s file of getting six targets within the FIFA World Cup, once more essentially the most by any Croatian.
In opposition to the Blue Samurais, Perisic registered the equaliser with a header after Dejan Lovren injected a cross from the proper.
Apparently, Perisic has now been concerned in 10 targets in 14 World Cup video games with six targets and 4 assists since his debut on the quadrennial showpiece in 2014. Solely Argentina luminary Lionel Messi (12 – 8 targets, 4 assists) and France star Kylian Mbappé (11 – 9 targets, 2 assists) have higher returns.
