Croatia and Russia were locked with the score on 2-2 before that shootout, in a game that took many twists and turns.
The dramatic night of action captured the imagination of the host country and the world over the weekend.
Russia were so close from keeping their World Cup dreams alive, only for it to be snatched away by Croatia as both teams played in their second shootout in a row.
Earlier in the day England made light of Sweden and will now go on to face Croatia in the second semi-final on Wednesday night.
Here's how South African soccer followers reacted to the games. We also included a few Tweets from World Cup stars that were liked by PSL players.
You would find that the likes of Itumeleng Khune are liking Tweets from other international players.
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