Croatia 1, Denmark 1 (3-2 PKs): Heroic subasic in shootout (VIDEO)

After watching Russia and Spain take more than 90 minutes to determine their winner of the Round of 16 World Cup, Croatia and Denmark have followed suit. And it is Croatia who persevered, with Danijel Subasic overtaking Kasper Schmeichel in a shootout clinic, making three saves to his two counterparts to send Croatia by 3-2 after a match. Nil 1-1. both teams scored in the first four minutes, giving way to a more suspicious match that lasted 120 minutes without another breakthrough. In the second half of the extra period, Schmeichel came in big, denying Luka Modric's penalty shot to keep the level up and send him to the kicks he spotted.

In the shootout, both sides missed their kicks Eriksen, only for Schmeichel to kick Milan Badelj. Simon Kjaer gave Denmark a good lead, but Andrej Kramaric responded with one of his own.

Michael Krohn-Dehli put Denmark back on the third shot, only for Modric to bounce back In the middle of the third period, the score was 2-2.

It is Subasic who took the lead in the fourth round, depriving Lbade Schone of a stop to his right to allow Croatia to go from front to back. . Schmeichel had the answer, however, by making a great rescue of his own and going to his right to stop Josip Pivaric's opportunity.

Subasic made his third save of the shooting to deny Nicolai Jorgensen, setting the stage for Ivan Rakitic The Hungarian hero, forced by the hero of Barcelona, ​​to drive a low roller in the left flank, while Schmeichel followed the line Right

Croatia faces Russia quarter-finalist surprise, after the hosts had ousted Spain in the PK. The drama was a proper bookends given the beginning of the match. Denmark hit first after 57 seconds. A long throw-in fell for Mathias Jorgensen by the far post, and he squeezed his left chance through traffic for the first international goal of his career to cement a dream start for the Danes. It was the fourth fastest goal in World Cup history and the fastest in four years, when Clint Dempsey scored 29 seconds in the opener against Ghana.

This dream beginning lasted three minutes. An attempt to knock Denmark out of its own zone has bounced on a defender, directly on the trajectory of Mario Mandzukic. The Juventus striker did well on goal, finishing point-blank to tie 1-1 after four minutes.

The match then took place in what was most awaited: a match in which Croatia had the best of the ball, but Denmark resisted with its organized defense. Croatia's best chance came on Ivan Perisic's 19-meter free-kick, but it was decisive in the wall.

Denmark selected his team-mates and almost clinched the decisive goal in the 27th minute by Martin Braithwaite, who was played in the box on the right side and had a close-post chance smothered by Subasic.

On the other end, Croatia almost hit twice. Rakitic exploded over 20 yards as Schmeichel parried, but Croatia kept the ball alive, and after a second parade, Perisic managed to score inside the box and Schmeichel from his line on the closed off.

The sparring continued between the two sides, without one or the other really being able to pose a serious threat. Schmeichel was called in light action on a few occasions during the second half, but Croatia lacked unpredictability or creativity to break the Danish organization.

As the extra time drew, Rakitic almost broke through for the winner. He had the time and space of 25 meters to take a shot, and he tried to pick the bottom left corner. Schmeichel may have covered it, but the shot was wide spread from the post.

On the other hand, Braithwaite had the chance to win a spectacular victory after a punch from Subasic. The ball fell on the Danish midfielder at the edge of the penalty area, and he attempted to play volleyball in a loop, only to hit the ball at a distance of about one meter from the post. This was the last action of the regulation, because the match was prolonged.

At the first goal, it was a long come-from-play that caused a dramatic moment in the 96th minute, Denmark appearing to have a Pione Sisto came into play for Denmark for the second overtime period and had an immediate impact delivering a pbad that threatened to unblock the Croatian rearguard. shootings in a long-range attempt that missed the distant post in the 107th minute

Croatia had the decisive moment they needed in the 114th minute. Modric split the defense with a pbad in the center, playing Ante Rebic at goal. After rounding Schmeichel, Rebic was taken from behind by Jorgensen facing an empty net. He could not get the shot, but was awarded the penalty. When it seemed that Croatia would take the lead, Schmeichel came in huge, denying Modric's penalty and making a clean stop that did not give a rebound.

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Here are the lineups of both teams:

Here are the lineups of both teams:

CROATIA

] Goalkeepers : Lovre Kalinic (Dinamo Zagreb), Dominik Livakovic (Gent), Danijel Subasic (Monaco)

Defenders : Duje Caleta-Car (Red Bull Salzburg); Vedran Corluka (Lokomotiv Moscow), Tin Jedvaj (Bayer Leverkusen), Dejan Lovren (Liverpool), Josip Pivaric (Dynamo Kiev), Ivan Strinic (AC Milan), Domagoj Vida (Besiktas), Sime Vrsajlko (Atletico Madrid)

Midfielders : Milan Badelj (Fiorentina), Filip Bradaric (Rijeka), Marcelo Brozovic (Inter), Mateo Kovacic (Real Madrid), Luka Modric (Real Madrid), Ivan Rakitic (Barcelona)

Attackers : Nikola Kalinic (Milan), Andrej Kramaric (Hoffenheim), Mario Mandzukic (Juventus), Ivan Perisic (Inter Milan), Marko Pjaca (Juventus), Ante Rebic (Eintracht Frankfurt)

Manager : Zlatko Dalic

DENMARK

Goalkeepers : Kasper Schmeichel (Leicester), Jonas Lossl (Huddersfield), Frederik Ronow (Brondby)

Defenders : Andreas Christensen (Chelsea), Simon Kjaer (Sevilla), Mathias Jorgensen (Huddersfield), Jannik Vestergaard (Borussia Mönchengladbach) ), Henrik Dalsgaard (Brentford), J ens Stryger (Udinese), Jonas Knudsen (Ipswich)

Midfielders : Christian Eriksen (Tottenham), Lbade Schone (Ajax), Lukas Lerager (Bordeaux) , Michael Krohn-Dehli (Deportivo La Coruña), William Kvist (FC Copenhagen), Thomas Delaney (Werder Bremen)

Forwards : Andreas Cornelius (Atalanta), Kasper Dolberg (Ajax), Martin Braithwaite ( Bordeaux), Nicolai Jorgensen (Feyenoord), Pione Sisto (Celta Vigo), Viktor Fischer (FC Copenhagen), Yussuf Poulsen (RB Leipzig)

Director : Age Hareide