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So who will play against England in the semifinals of the World Cup?
The host nation Russia will seek to qualify for the last four for the first time in its history against Croatia in Sochi. no luck before the start of the tournament, but a revelation on their own ground.
They expelled Spain on penalties in the 16th and will now seek to provoke a new defeat against Croatia.
They fought against Denmark
but they were one of the most impressive teams in the tournament and are no more than two games away from their very first World Cup final .
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16 mins minute by minut e
Rakitic seeks to wrap it in the corner near the summit; Akinfeev can not be outdone by his efforts.
15 mins minute by minute
Rebic himself wins a free kick 20 meters to the left, near the edge of the Russian surface, and Croatia has a wonderful chance to claim a quick goal in this encounter.
14 mins minute by minute
Dzyuba lets go of the left wing in break with none of his teammates to support; By the time Samedov arrives on the right to meet a late cross, Croatia's defense has retreated to put an end to a dull attempt.
12 mins minute by minute
Mandzukic! The Croatian striker would have done better to pass a magnificent square pass from Vrsaljko somewhere in eight-yard orbit
11 minutes minute by minute
stuck in the lorry. inside and sees him carried off to the midfield by a Russian counter run by Zobnin.
10 mins minute by minute
Fernandes deviates an attempt to cross to the left of Perisic and Croatia
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As planned Croatia has taken its first steps in Sochi.
Their best chance was to take the lead from a corner, but they camped in the corner. Half Russian
Should not be too long until more guild chances materialize.
9 mins minute by minute
Samedov commits a foul in the midfield and on the free kick, Vrsaljko turns in a nice shot looking for Perisic who can not quite make the connection before Kudryashov takes possession of him.
7 mins minute by minute
Lovren heads for Rebic who places his own head over crossbar. The marking of Russia in the area of repair of this frame was rather loose there
6 mins minute by minute
A beautiful demonstration of strength of Rebic allows Croatia to take a corner on the right he turns Ignashevich upside down and sees his powerful shot deflected by Akinfeev.
5 mins minute by minute
Russia turns its turn to the edge of the penalty area Golovin and Croatia deal with ease thanks to Kramaric
4 mins minute by minute
Golovin transforms a large center of the right edge that Cheryshev can not reach. Dzyuba strikes in a second attempt at 10 meters, but Lovren is sent off for a corner
Modric long Ranger
Croatia is by far the favorite to win this match. Their midfielder composed of Modric, Rakitic, Kramaric, Rebic and Perisic should completely take over the hosts.
Modric, the man of Real Madrid, is the jewel of his crown and has the ability to hit goals almost anywhere in the opposing half. 19659043] As such, Betfair offers 6/1 odds for Modric to score from outside the box.
2 minutes minute by minute
Dzyuba feeds A fine pass through the Croatian defense for Cheryshev and Russia's top scorer in this World Cup is far in the box. Vrsaljko throws himself through to block his shot and manages to keep the ball in play for the right measure.
1 mins minute by minute
We are on the road in the last quarter-final of Russia 2018! It is Croatia that gives the kickoff, but after a few untied opening games, it is the hosts who throw a touch on the right key just inside the territory of l & # 39; opposition.
The hymns are finished A few moments after the coup de send.
The teams are in Sochi for the national anthems.
Russia will take a little height in its match in Sochi. record of host nations at this stage; the last five countries playing in their own World Cup to reach the quarter-finals have all progressed to the last four ((Italy 1990, France 1998, South Korea 2002, Germany 2006 and Brazil 2014).
Croatia plays its second quarter-final at the World Cup after France 1998, when it eliminated Germany en route to third place
This will be the fourth meeting between the two nations and the third competitive match after a pair of draws in the Euro 2008 qualifiers Their other match, a friendly match in Rostov in 2015, ended with Mario Mandzukic scoring his third goal
Subs: Tin Jedvaj, Filip Bradaric, Lovre Kalinic, Mateo Kovacic, Marko Pjaca, Marcelo Brozovic, Milan Badelj, Duje Caleta-Car, Vedran Corluka, Dominik Livakovic, Josip Pi varic
CROATIA (4-2-3-1): Danijel Subasic; van Strinic, Sime Vrsaljko, Domagoj Vida, Dejan Lovren; Luka Modric, Ivan Rakitic; Andrej Kramaric, Ivan Perisic, Ante Rebic; Mario Mandzukic
Under: Yuri Gazinskiy, Andrey Lunev, Vladimir Granat, Andrey Semenov, Aleksey Miranchuk, Anton Miranchuk, Fedor Smolov, Yury Zhirkov, Vladimir Gabulov, Igor Smolnikov, Aleksandr Erokhin, Alan Dzagoev.
Croatia warms up
RUSSIA (4-2-3 -1): Igor Akinfeev; Ilya Kutepov, Sergei Ignashevich, Mario Fernandes, Fedor Kudryashov; Roman Zobnin, Daler Kuzyaev; Aleksandr Samedov, Aleksandr Golovin, Denis Cheryshev; In Croatia, Zlatko Dalic prefers Andrej Kramaric to Marcelo Brozovic, who scored a penalty in the 3-2 win over Denmark after the penalty shootout.
The news of the team now and it's just a change from Stanislav Cherchesov, the unlikely brain of Russia's race to the last eight. A calf problem for Yuri Zhirkov means that top scorer Denis Cheryshev is coming back due to an abandonment with Spain.
Two of the three teams to go through the knockout stages, neither Russia nor Croatia They looked too convincing against Spain and Denmark, but both did proof of a resolute defense against a severe attack to help their players prolong their play in overtime. Since there is no need for the extra half-hour for the quarter-finals, will it be the game that will offer a reminder?
