That's it! Croatia are through! Heartbreak for Denmark. Ivan Rakitic slotted the last and decisive penalty perfectly. What a game we have had. Two goals inside first five minutes and then no team managed to take a lead. Extra time went goalless. And eventually, Croatia prevailed on penalties. They will now face hosts Russia in the quarterfinal.
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02 Jul, 02:03 (IST)
120' + 1' ET | End of extra time as well! No team has taken the lead. Penalty shootout up next!
02 Jul, 02:02 (IST)
120' ET | One minute of additional time added. Another penalty shootout is on cards! Phew!
02 Jul, 02:00 (IST)
116' ET | Penalty for Croatia and Luka Modric will take it. Kasper Schmeichel saves it! Poorly struck by Modric. Croatia 1-1 Denmark.
02 Jul, 01:58 (IST)
115' ET | Rebic is fouled inside the box by Jorgensen. And with that, Croatia have been awarded penalty. Meanwhile, Jorgensen is booked by the referee.
02 Jul, 01:54 (IST)
111' ET | The wait for the lead continues. Meanwhile, Badelj replaces Mandzukic. Croatia 1-1 Denmark.
02 Jul, 01:44 (IST)
105' ET | That's the end of first-half of the extra time. Final 15 minutes of the game coming up. If it continues the same way, we could well have another penalty shootout of the day!
02 Jul, 01:42 (IST)
100' ET | Denmark have done well thus far in the extra time. They are doing a fine job in the midfield. Meanwhile, the scores continue to be levelled. Croatia 1-1 Denmark.
02 Jul, 01:24 (IST)
90' + 3' | This match goes into the extra time as well. The scores are levelled at the end of second half as well. Two goals inside first five minutes and then nothing of it. Hopefully, we will have a result in the extra time.
02 Jul, 01:19 (IST)
90' | Three minutes of stoppage time added. Can we see a goal here? Croatia 1-1 Denmark.
Croatia meets Denmark in the Round of 16 match of 2018 FIFA World Cup at the Nizhny Novgorod Stadium. Croatia advanced from Group D as winners while Denmark finished second in Group C to make it to the pre-quarters of the 2018 football World Cup. Croatia come into the match as favourites, but Denmark will be keen to put up a dominating show as well. Stay tuned for Croatia vs Denmark live score updates.
Croatia had an impressive run in the group stage and won their all three matches, including a 3-0 win over Lionel Messi's Argentina. Croatia opened their 2018 FIFA World Cup campaign with a 2-0 win over Nigeria and followed it with an impressive victory of Argentina. In their last outing before the pre-quarters, Croatia defeated Iceland but conceded a goal as well in their 2-1 win. Nonetheless, Croatia were consistent and deservingly moved to the second round. Croatia vs Denmark, Live Streaming of Round of 16 Football Match 3: Get Knockout Stage Telecast & Free Online Stream Details in India for 2018 FIFA World Cup.
Denmark, on the other hand, managed to win just one match in the group stage. However, the two draws were enough to allow them to extend their stay in Russia. Denmark’s campaign started with a 1-0 win over Peru. Denmark then had to settle for 1-1 draw against Australia and a goalless draw against France.
Croatia probable starting lineup: Subasic; Vrsaljko, Lovren, Vida, Strinic; Rakitic, Badelj; Rebic, Modric, Perisic; Mandzukic.
Denmark probable starting lineup: Schmeichel; Larsen, Christensen, Kjaer, Dalsgaard; Schone, Delaney; Sisto, Eriksen, Poulsen; Jorgensen.
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