FIFA World Cup Qualifying - UEFA

FT Saturday, March 27, 2021
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Match Report

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Real Madrid's Luka Modric gets record cap in Croatia win over Cyprus

Croatia got their 2022 World Cup qualifying campaign with a win over Cyprus as Luka Modric celebrating a record 135th international cap.

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Team Stats

7
Fouls
12
0
Yellow Cards
3
0
Red Cards
0
3
Offsides
3
0
Corner Kicks
7
2
Saves
2
31.1
Possession
68.9
3
SHOTS
17
2
ON GOAL
3
0.7
On Target %
0.2
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
222
Accurate Passes
576
322
Passes
677
0.7
Pass Completion %
0.9
3
Accurate Crosses
9
3
Crosses
40
1.0
Cross %
0.2
67
Long Balls
60
19
Accurate Long Balls
40
0.3
Long Balls %
0.7
0
Blocked Shots
3
8
Effective Tackles
10
16
Tackles
17
0.5
Tackle %
0.6
23
Interceptions
11
21
Effective Clearances
5
21
Clearances
5

Head to Head

CRO leads series 1-0

Lineups

CRO · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Dominik LivakovicG
  2. 5Duje Caleta-CarCD-L
  3. 6Dejan LovrenCD-R
  4. 3Borna BarisicLB
  5. 2Sime VrsaljkoRB
  6. 15Mario PasalicAM
  7. 11Marcelo BrozovicLM
  8. 10Luka ModricRM
  9. 14Ante BudimirF
  10. 4Ivan PerisicAM-L
  11. 7Josip BrekaloAM-R

CYP · 3-4-3

  1. 12Dimitris DimitriouG
  2. 16Costas SoteriouCD
  3. 19Konstantinos LaifisCD-L
  4. 13Ioannis KousoulosCD-R
  5. 8Charis KyriakouCM-L
  6. 18Kostakis ArtymatasCM-R
  7. 4Nicholas IoannouLM
  8. 2Paris PsaltisRM
  9. 9Marios EliaF
  10. 23Ioannis PittasCF-L
  11. 21Marinos TzionisCF-R

Timeline

  1. 39' Substitution, Cyprus. Neophytos Michael replaces Demetris Demetriou because of an injury.
  2. 40' Goal! Croatia 1, Cyprus 0. Mario Pasalic (Croatia) header from very close range to the high centre of the goal.
  3. 45' Substitution, Cyprus. Pieros Sotiriou replaces Marios Ilia.
  4. 45' Substitution, Croatia. Josip Juranovic replaces Sime Vrsaljko.
  5. 48' Duje Caleta-Car (Croatia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  6. 57' Substitution, Croatia. Andrej Kramaric replaces Ante Budimir.
  7. 66' Substitution, Croatia. Mislav Orsic replaces Mario Pasalic.
  8. 66' Substitution, Croatia. Nikola Vlasic replaces Josip Brekalo.
  9. 67' Substitution, Cyprus. Grigoris Kastanos replaces Kostakis Artymatas.
  10. 67' Substitution, Cyprus. Fotios Papoulis replaces Marinos Tzionis.
  11. 69' Ivan Perisic (Croatia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  12. 77' Substitution, Croatia. Mateo Kovacic replaces Ivan Perisic.
  13. 82' Substitution, Cyprus. Stelios Andreou replaces Konstantinos Laifis because of an injury.
  14. 90'+3' Mateo Kovacic (Croatia) is shown the yellow card.

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