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Croatia coach Dalic: This is what we did to beat Brazil in World Cup quarterfinal

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Croatia's head coach Zlatko Dalic reacts during their World Cup match. (AP pic)

Croatia head coach Zlatko Dalic praised his players' "strength of character" after they recovered from a goal down to beat Brazil on penalties in their World Cup quarterfinal here on Friday.

Neymar put Brazil ahead with a brilliant run and finish in the 106th minute before substitute Bruno Petkovic equalized when his deflected shot flew in with four minutes of extra time remaining at Education City stadium.

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