Croatia leaves Russia and goes to penalties in a World Cup without South Americans

Moscow .- Croatia repeated its greatest feat from two decades ago, on Saturday, to the semi-finals of the World Cup-2018 penalty shoot-out 4-3, after a draw 2-2, eliminating the host Russia, at a maximum date that has already rejected all selected South Americans.

Croatia will play with England in the semifinal next Wednesday in Moscow, while the other will play one day ahead of France and Belgium in St. Petersburg.

The Croatian team managed to progress in this World Cup by shooting penalty shoot-out for the second time in a row, having eliminated that way in Denmark in the second round.

The Rakitic and Modric had almost managed the pass in overtime by placing 2-1 with a Donagoj Vida goal at 101 but five minutes before the end, Mario Fernandes left the premises to force the penalty shootout, which the Croatians have finally won.

And the Battle of the Black Sea has leaned towards the smaller nation that has come out proud because it has two world-class players like Modric and Rakitic, the brains of 39, a team that returned to the semi-finals as in France-1998, its best historical performance.

Pushed by its public who filled the Olympic stadium in Sochi, Russia tried with a lot of will and heart but showed its limits when it came to imposing the game.

L & rsquo; The host leaves the tournament with a picture very different from the previous one as he started his maximum appointment as the worst participant in the FIFA rankings and finished at a higher level than a lot of favorites.