FIFA World Cup

FT Tuesday, June 26, 2018
Croatia WLWWW 2
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Iceland LLDDL 1
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ISL011
Rostov Arena · 43,472 att.

Match Report

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Croatia win Group D after Milan Badelj, Ivan Perisic key win vs. Iceland

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Team Stats

12
Fouls
10
2
Yellow Cards
3
0
Red Cards
0
0
Offsides
1
5
Corner Kicks
10
5
Saves
0
59
Possession
41
13
SHOTS
17
2
ON GOAL
6
0.2
On Target %
0.4
0
Penalty Goals
1
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
1
447
Accurate Passes
227
518
Passes
315
0.9
Pass Completion %
0.7
1
Accurate Crosses
6
10
Crosses
20
0.1
Cross %
0.3
46
Long Balls
63
21
Accurate Long Balls
31
0.5
Long Balls %
0.5
4
Blocked Shots
2
9
Effective Tackles
8
17
Tackles
14
0.5
Tackle %
0.6
9
Interceptions
12
30
Effective Clearances
10
30
Clearances
10

Head to Head

CRO leads series 3-1-1

Lineups

ISL · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Hannes HalldórssonG
  2. 6Ragnar SigurdssonCD-L
  3. 5Sverrir IngasonCD-R
  4. 18Hördur MagnússonLB
  5. 2Birkir SaevarssonRB
  6. 10Gylfi SigurdssonAM
  7. 17Aron GunnarssonLM
  8. 20Emil HallfredssonRM
  9. 11Alfred FinnbogasonF
  10. 8Birkir BjarnasonAM-L
  11. 7Jóhann GudmundssonAM-R

CRO · 4-3-2-1

  1. 12Lovre KalinicG
  2. 15Duje Caleta-CarCD-L
  3. 5Vedran CorlukaCD-R
  4. 22Josip PivaricLB
  5. 13Tin JedvajRB
  6. 19Milan BadeljCM
  7. 8Mateo KovacicCM-L
  8. 10Luka ModricCM-R
  9. 9Andrej KramaricF
  10. 4Ivan PerisicCF-L
  11. 20Marko PjacaCF-R

Timeline

  1. 14' Marko Pjaca (Croatia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 53' Goal! Iceland 0, Croatia 1. Milan Badelj (Croatia) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner.
  3. 59' Emil Hallfredsson (Iceland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 64' Alfred Finnbogason (Iceland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  5. 65' Substitution, Croatia. Filip Bradaric replaces Luka Modric.
  6. 70' Substitution, Croatia. Dejan Lovren replaces Marko Pjaca because of an injury.
  7. 70' Substitution, Iceland. Björn Sigurdarson replaces Ragnar Sigurdsson.
  8. 76' Goal! Iceland 1, Croatia 1. Gylfi Sigurdsson (Iceland) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the high centre of the goal.
  9. 81' Substitution, Croatia. Ivan Rakitic replaces Mateo Kovacic.
  10. 83' Tin Jedvaj (Croatia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  11. 84' Birkir Sævarsson (Iceland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  12. 85' Substitution, Iceland. Albert Gudmundsson replaces Alfred Finnbogason.
  13. 90' Substitution, Iceland. Arnór Ingvi Traustason replaces Birkir Bjarnason.
  14. 90' Goal! Iceland 1, Croatia 2. Ivan Perisic (Croatia) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Milan Badelj.

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