A celebration that made the earth tremble: The Department of Geophysics of the Faculty of Natural Sciences in Zagreb reported today that its seismographs on Friday recorded seismic movements caused by the celebrations during Croatia's match against Brazil in the quarterfinals of the World Cup in Qatar 2022 that concluded with the Croatian victory and their pass to the semifinals.
Fans of the Croatian national team celebrate the victory against Brazil in the Qatar 2022 World Cup on a street in Zagreb, Croatia, on December 9, 2022. AP
On their Facebook page, the Croatian experts also publish photos of their seismograms that demonstrate the movements, explaining that the undulations recorded are not typical of "real earthquakes."
The registered movements first coincided with the moment in which Bruno Petkovic managed to tie the game (1-1) in the second part of extra time.
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Also, when the goalkeeper Dominik Livakovic saved the first penalty, and finally when the Croats won the game after the penalty missed by the Brazilian Marquinhos.
In addition, the seismographs ensure that the most striking changes were registered in Zagreb and Rijeka, the two main cities of the Balkan country, where many fans followed the historic game.
With information from EFE.