During the Croatia-Japan match, a world record was set. It's an individual record in fact, related to the kilometers made by Inter midfielder Marcelo Brozovic.
His endless running abilities have long been known. Against Japan, Brozovic played 120 minutes and showed all his potential in the middle of the field.
In Croatia they write that Brozovic ran 16.7 kilometers in the last match and this is a world record. The Croatian broke his previous record. In the semi-final of the World Cup in Russia 2018, where Croatia were beaten in the final by France, the midfielder had run 16.33 kilometers in the match against England.
Coach Zlatko Dalic replaced the other two midfielders during the match against Japan, Modric and Kovacic, while Brozovic stayed until the end, even shooting and scoring one of the Croatians' penalties.
Marcelo Brozovic has covered more ground in against Japan than any player in a World Cup match since records began, beating his own record from 2018:
— Statman Dave (@StatmanDave) December 5, 2022
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