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In the series of penalties Mateo Kovacic missed on behalf of the Croatians, but Fedor Smolov and Mario Fernandes failed the Russians.
The homeland in the Fisht stadium in the first half was taken over by a big goal from Denis Cheryshev, his fourth of the tournament. Even before half-time, Andrej Kramaric equalized.
After a scoreless second half, the Croatians broke into the stretch for the second time when defender Domagoj Vida scored the goal. This success did not seem to slip with the Russians, but Mario Fernandes still caused a huge dump just before the end: 2-2
The only other time that Croatia was in World Cup in half -final was in 1998 At that time, France was too strong, after which the Dutch were defeated in the battle for bronze. The Russians can return to the best world championship despite the elimination. In the previous three participations, in 1994, 2002 and 2014, the group stage was the final stage
Croatia took Wednesday for a spot in the final against England, which won Sweden 2-0 more early in the day. The other semifinal will take place Tuesday between France and Belgium
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Backed by the fanatical crowd, the Russians took off on Saturday in Sochi. The Croats have barely been under pressure, without giving great chances.
Gradually, Croatia crawled out of its shell and this gave opportunities to Ante Rebic (top), Mario Mandzukic (afzwaaier) and Ivan Rakitic (Free Free Kick). The real show remained on the sidelines, but after half an hour the match was broken and the path was good.
Cheryshev joined the attacker with Artem Dzyuba, decided to try it from a distance and saw the ball end up at the crossroads. Goalkeeper Danijel Subasic was absolutely out of luck.
Croatia's response followed quickly, eight minutes later, coach Zlatko Dalic marked a moment of distress in the Russian defense. Mandzukic gave up and found Kramaric's head, which ended well.
Inside Post
The second half started just like the first, because the highlights were rare. However, it is the Croatians who have more and more triumphed.
After fifteen minutes, the Russians went very well in the defensive position. Goalkeeper Igor Akinfeev was out of position and Ivan Perisic had the ball for shooting, but the Internazionale striker hit the inside of the post.
Russia seemed to be a bad man and was limited to defending itself. When the training of coach Stanislav Cherchesov came out once, there was almost no real danger. The most dangerous moment was a helpless head of Aleksandr Yerokhin. Because Croatia could not tell the difference, an extension was the result.
In the extra half hour, the forces of both teams disappeared. Especially with the Croats, one after the other had to face pains, but the team still hit with a beautiful head of Vida. The Russians seemed to be beaten, but Fernandes decided otherwise. In the penalty series, however, things went wrong for the host country.
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