FIFA World Cup

FT Sunday, July 1, 2018
Denmark DWWDD 1
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Croatia LWWWW 1
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DEN10-1021
CRO10-1031
Croatia win 3-2 on penalties · Sovcombank Arena · 40,851 att. · FOX

Match Report

Vassil Donev/EPA

Croatia see off Denmark in penalty shootout drama

Both teams had scored their goals in an astonishing first four minutes.

Full story at ESPN →

Team Stats

19
Fouls
5
1
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0
Offsides
2
4
Corner Kicks
5
7
Saves
2
47
Possession
53
15
SHOTS
22
3
ON GOAL
7
0.2
On Target %
0.3
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
1
417
Accurate Passes
486
529
Passes
603
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.8
2
Accurate Crosses
4
16
Crosses
26
0.1
Cross %
0.2
87
Long Balls
66
45
Accurate Long Balls
28
0.5
Long Balls %
0.4
2
Blocked Shots
7
7
Effective Tackles
10
10
Tackles
15
0.7
Tackle %
0.7
9
Interceptions
10
35
Effective Clearances
38
35
Clearances
38

Head to Head

CRO leads series 1-0

Lineups

CRO · 4-1-4-1

  1. 23Danijel SubasicG
  2. 21Domagoj VidaCD-L
  3. 6Dejan LovrenCD-R
  4. 11Marcelo BrozovicDM
  5. 3Ivan StrinicLB
  6. 2Sime VrsaljkoRB
  7. 7Ivan RakitićCM-L
  8. 10Luka ModricCM-R
  9. 4Ivan PerisicLM
  10. 18Ante RebicRM
  11. 17Mario MandzukicF

DEN · 4-4-1-1

  1. 1Kasper SchmeichelG
  2. 13Mathias JørgensenCD-L
  3. 4Simon KjaerCD-R
  4. 5Jonas KnudsenLB
  5. 14Henrik DalsgaardRB
  6. 8Thomas DelaneyCM-L
  7. 6Andreas ChristensenCM-R
  8. 11Martin BraithwaiteLM
  9. 20Yussuf PoulsenRM
  10. 21Andreas CorneliusF
  11. 10Christian EriksenRCF

Timeline

  1. 1' Goal! Croatia 0, Denmark 1. Zanka (Denmark) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Thomas Delaney.
  2. 4' Goal! Croatia 1, Denmark 1. Mario Mandzukic (Croatia) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
  3. 45' Substitution, Denmark. Lasse Schöne replaces Andreas Christensen.
  4. 66' Substitution, Denmark. Nicolai Jørgensen replaces Andreas Cornelius.
  5. 71' Substitution, Croatia. Mateo Kovacic replaces Marcelo Brozovic.
  6. 81' Substitution, Croatia. Josip Pivaric replaces Ivan Strinic because of an injury.
  7. 90'
  8. 97' Substitution, Croatia. Andrej Kramaric replaces Ivan Perisic.
  9. 98' Substitution, Denmark. Michael Krohn-Dehli replaces Thomas Delaney.
  10. 105'+2' First Half Extra Time ends, Croatia 1, Denmark 1.
  11. 105' Second Half Extra Time begins Croatia 1, Denmark 1.
  12. 105' Substitution, Denmark. Pione Sisto replaces Martin Braithwaite.
  13. 108' Substitution, Croatia. Milan Badelj replaces Mario Mandzukic.
  14. 115' Zanka (Denmark) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  15. 116' Penalty saved. Luka Modric (Croatia) right footed shot saved in the bottom right corner.
  16. 120'+2'
  17. 120'
  18. 120'
  19. 120'

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