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Charlotte Coates

Takumi Minamino suffers World Cup penalty heartbreak after making Liverpool 'lost' admission

Former Liverpool attacker Takumi Minamino missed a penalty for Japan in their penalty shootout loss to Croatia in the last-16 of the World Cup.

Minamino, who is now playing for Ligue 1 side Monaco, came on as a substitute for the Japanese in the second half and stepped up first in the shootout only to have his spot kick saved by Croatia goalkeeper Dominik Livakovic.

Croatia, who were beaten by France in the 2018 World Cup final, will progress to the last eight and face the winner of South Korea vs Brazil on Monday night.

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