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Nizhny Novgorod (AFP) –
This match will take place on Sunday 1 July at 13:00 (TCM) at the Nizhny Novgorod stadium.
Twenty years after reaching the semi-finals at The World Cup in France Croatia is facing a great opportunity to try to repeat the story, although to get to the penultimate instance, it must begin by eliminating Denmark in Octavos
With a newborn country, this selection composed of stars as Davor Suker, Zvonimir Boban , Robert Prosinecki, Robert Jarni or Slaven Bilic reached the third place after falling in the semifinal to France host, Two decades later, with a new generation of great players led by Luka Modric and Ivan Rakitic the Croats dream of imitating this feat after having achieved a spectacular first phase
Three victories in three matches, nine points, seven goals in favor and one against ( penalty and last day, against Iceland, while the Balkans were already classified).
Except Uruguay and Belgium (which also finished with 9 points), no other eighth finalists can present the figures of Croatia although the great approval of the Balkans was the demonstration In front of Argentina, the second day, they were humiliated by 3-0
In front, the strong Danish team without having made a spectacular ball was easily ranked in second position of Group C without losing any of the three parties (one victory and two draws) and drawing a point to the powerful France .
The team that forms the Norwegian Hareide stands out for its defensive strength, with one of the best goalkeepers of the championship, Kasper Schmeichel (the second with the most stops in the first phase), and a very central couple, with the sevillista Simon Kjaer and Chelsea player Andreas Christensen
However, the star of the team is Christian Eriksen the Tottenham Hotspur player, charged with 39, organize all the offensive game of the Vikings. The good news for the Danes will also be that they recover Yussuf Poulsen scorer against Peru and Australia, and that the match against France was lost by the cards.
This is an aspect that should be taken into account also Croats: eight players are a yellow to be suspended and if they are warned against the Danes the Quarters will be lost (against the Spain or Russia): Sime Vrsaljko, Vedran Corluka, Tin Jedvaj, Ante Rebic, Marko Pjaka and, above all, Mario Mandzukic, Brozovic and Rakitic
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Croatia: Danijel Subasic – Sime Vrsaljko, Dejan Lovren, Life of Domagoj, Ivan Strinic – Ante Rebic (or Mateo Kovacic), Luka Modric, Ivan Rakitic – Marcelo Brozovic, Ivan Perisic, Mario Mandzukic. DT: Zlatko Dalic
Denmark: Kasper Schmeichel – Henrik Dalsgaard, Simon Kjaer, Andreas Christensen (or Mathias Jorgensen), Jens Stryger Larsen – Thomas Delaney, Lasse Schöne, Christian Eriksen – Yussuf Poulsen, Pione Sisto , Nicolai Jorgensen. DT: Age Hareide
Referee: Néstor Pitana (ARG)
TV: Sky
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