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Croatia beat Denmark on penalties and is in the quarterfinals! After a time of 1: 1 in regulation time, the Croatians kept the shots on goal with 3: 2 at the top. In the battle for a place in the semi-finals, the Croatians get on Saturday (20.00 clock in oe24 LIVE Ticker ) in Sochi with the host Russia to make amazing Spain after a 1 -1 after 120 minutes with 4: 3 close the penalties. The objectives of the regular season were already in the initial phase. Matias Jörgensen led the Danes after only a minute in advance, Mario Mandzukic succeeds shortly after the equalizer (4).
In overtime, the Croatian Luka Modric shot a penalty in the 116th minute, stranded at Kasper Schmeichel. On penalties, Croatian goalkeeper Danijel Subasic became a hero, clinging to attempts by Christian Eriksen, Lbade Schöne and Nicolai Jörgensen. For Schmeichel, two penalties were too few.
Croatia is not as relaxed as in the group stage
The Croatian national team wanted to forget the legends of 1998. After the triumphal procession through the group stage , Denmark will also be beaten in the round of 16 of the World Cup. The self-confidence before the duel was great with the "Fiery" (Vatreni).
The game started just with a bang! The Scandinavians win at Nizhny Novgorod shortly after Anpiff by Jørgensen in the 1st minute
Only three pointer rotations later he is already a draw – Mandžukić took advantage of a ping-pong moment in the surface Denmark
The Croatians were at the controls, they were strong in the fight and had control of the ball, which resulted in scoring chances, but they are not convincing enough. At the same time, the counterattacks in Denmark should not be neglected. After 27 minutes, Eriksen sends Braithwaite through. The goalkeeper Subašić but makes it wide and trimmed hard.
After the break, a similar picture showed. Croatia was decisive, Denmark was safe, but could count on Keeper Schmeichel in all situations. After about 80 minutes, the first convulsions settled, the two teams risked nothing more and found themselves in overtime. Very interesting: Denmark showed more offensive accents, was more anxious, seemed a little cooler.
Modric forgives the decision
Modric missed the great opportunity: Croatia captain failed after Mathias Jörgensen was the last man to cross the Rebic who had already flattered Schmeichel had made him fall. Despite Torraubes, there was for the marker because of the triple penalty abolished (penalty, red card and suspension) that the yellow card.
The game went into penalty shot .Modric was lucky that his attempt was just missing the Schmeichels toes in goal. There, the guards fought a duel at the world level. Subasic and Schmeichel were in great shape before Rakitic scored the decisive penalty. Croatia has had a better end and is now in the quarter-finals of the World Cup
The Danish goalkeeper has parried the attempts of substitutes Martin Badelj and Josip Pivaric, but the Northern Europeans have finally missed their second quarter-final after 1998.
In 2016, the Danes lost no match and never conceded more than one goal. Despite the 19th match without defeat at regular time came out. Croats, however, can continue to hope for a coup d'etat, as it did in 1998 in France. At that time, they convinced with their first participation in the World Cup as an independent country with third place.
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