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'Pitana is as strong as a rock,' says Pierluigi Collina, the head of FIFA's refereeing committee.
For all the euphoria, Croatia's success should not have been seen as a total surprise.
England won 4-3 on penalties as Colombia's Mateus Uribe and Carlos Bacca failed to convert.
Loew has been in charge for 12 years, having taken over after the 2006 World Cup, and in he 2014 led Germany to their fourth World Cup title.
The former Boca Juniors and Napoli player coached Argentina at the 2010 World Cup, where his team were beaten 4-0 by Germany at the quarter-final stage.
Belgium's 'golden generation' have now scored 12 goals in four games in Russia ahead of a mouthwatering last eight clash with Brazil.
The 34-year-old, who scored the winning goal at the 2010 World Cup final, won 133 caps in an international career spanning 12 years.
The South Americans have conceded just one goal - the joint lowest in the tournament with Brazil - in four straight wins on their way to the showdown in Nizhny Novgorod.
After the Japanese fans stayed behind to clean the stadium following their last-gasp defeat to Belgium, the players also left their mark in the dressing room.
A deflected shot from Emil Forsberg gave Sweden a 1-0 victory over Switzerland in a dull World Cup round of 16 match.
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