Coming back from a couple of days of no men’s World Cup to a day where both games went to penalties feels a little bit like the first day back at work after a vacation or a long weekend, where you suddenly question why you bother resting at all if there’s just going to be all of this when you come back. That’s exactly what happened with the first pair of Quarterfinal matchups, as both Croatia vs. Brazil and Netherlands vs. Argentina required extra time and penalties to be decided. The games were good and eventful, and so were the penalties, so it’s hard to really complain.
Winners & Losers from the Quarterfinals, part 1
