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Against Denmark
Two quick goals and one last furioso: On penalties, Croatia continued its football fairy tale. During the Nizhny Novgorod thriller, goalkeeper Danijel Subasic (pictured) became a hero with his three saves against Christian Eriksen, Lbade Schöne and Nicolai Jörgensen. Luka Modric and Co. celebrated Sunday 3: 2 (1: 1, 1: 1) against Denmark, entering the quarterfinals of the World Cup. Ivan Rakitic converted the decisive attempt against Danish goalkeeper Kasper Schmeichel, who had already managed to parry two penalties.
Croatia is among the top eight teams in the world for the first time since the 1998 final. In the quarterfinals on Saturday (20.00 hours) waiting in Sochi surprising host of Russia, which had extinguished the old champion of Spain. The Danes, on the other hand, have to wait 20 years for their second quarter-final of the World Cup. Modric had failed with a penalty four minutes before the end of extra time
END #CRO qualified for the quarterfinals after a penalty shoot-out against #DEN . Subasic holds three penalties. # WM2018 #CRODEN pic.twitter.com/v3PPw37wgo
– # WM2018 (@fifaworldcup_en) 1. July 2018
Mathias "Zanka" Jörgensen with the goal most World Cup quick after 58 seconds and the former Bundesliga player Mario Mandzukic with the direct equalizer (4) made 40,851 spectators hope. But after a lot of boredom and idleness in 120 minutes, the decision had to fall into a dramatic penalty shot.
Until then, fans with calls "Rossija, Rossija" remain in the mood. The predominantly local spectators celebrated the arrival of the host against Spain in the quarterfinals shortly before in Moscow. In Nizhny Novgorod, they did not wait long for entertainment. Defender Jonas Knudsen – new to the Danish team – pitched a pitch in the Croatian surface and Jörgensen hit the ball with the benevolent help of Subasic in the door.
The Croatians quickly took control of the match and came back with a slapstick party. Henrik Dalsgaard shot Andreas Christensen in his own penalty area. Mandzukic had no problem in providing a quick link. But football was already spectacular.
The Danes dare to do more after the non-aggression pact against France, but they have been rebels for a long time. Properly constructive, they were rare. A chip from Eriksen (44th) on the crossbar was the best action shortly before halftime. For the Croats, Modric was barely noticeable. Most of the time, the New-Dortmunder Thomas Delaney was close to him.
Modric often fell far behind, then Ivan Rakitic was responsible for the offensive game. The ex-Schalke failed but with his actions (29./45.) To the Danish goalkeeper Hünen Kasper Schmeichel, looked kindly by his father Peter Schmeichel in the stands. Liverpool defender Dejan Lovren (39) had a good chance to score in an often-uncontrolled football game with many technical errors scored in the first period.
The Danes had conceded only two goals before the match this year. The Croats understood why. Exrem cool was immediately removed any accumulation. Quick combinations of Croatia, which were not up to the height of Argentina, was little to see. The leader of the badociation, Davor Suker, top scorer of the World Cup in 1998, looked rather worried in the stands.
A first sign of a possible final offensive put the Danes in the foreground. The Leipzig Yussuf Poulsen played Nicolai Jörgensen for free, but he did not put pressure behind the ball (72nd). On the opposite side, a shot from Modric (77.) pbaded by the door. Rakitic came closer to the goal in stoppage time.
In overtime, the Danes were surprisingly more active. Until Ante Rebic is overthrown by Mathias Jörgensen on the way to the safe goal. But the penalty saved Schmeichel. On penalties, the Croatians were more fortunate and could celebrate the quarter-finals.
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