FIFA World Cup 2018, Croatia beat Denmark on penalties, advance to quarters

Croatia beat Denmark 3-2 on penalties in Novgorod in a FIFA World Cup 2018 match on Sunday. Croatia keeper Daniel Subasic saved penalties from Christian Eriksen, Nicolai Jorgensen and Lasse Schone to help his team go through to the last 8 of the tournament. Josip Pivaric and Milan Badelj missed for Croatia. Earlier the game ended 1-1 after ninty minutes and extra time with Jorgensen scoring in the second minute for Denmark and Mario Mandzukic for Croatia in the fourth minute. Croatia captain had a chance to win it for his team but his penalty was saved by Kasper Schmeichel.

Updated on: Jul 02, 2018 2:58 AM IST

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Croatia players celebrate after their win against Denmark on penalties. (AP)

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Croatia goalkeeper Danijel Subasic, left on the pitch, looks at the ball after Denmark's Mathias Jorgensen scored the opening goal. (AP)

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Denmark players celebrate after teammate Mathias Jorgensen, right, scored the opening goal. (AP)

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Croatia's Mario Mandzukic, second from left, scores his side's first goal during the round of 16 match. (AP)

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Croatia's Mario Mandzukic celebrates scoring their first goal. (REUTERS)

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Croatia's Luka Modric, left, and Denmark's Thomas Delaney challenge for the ball during the round of 16 match. (AP)

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Denmark's Christian Eriksen, left, challenges during the round of 16 match between Croatia and Denmark at the 2018 soccer World Cup in the Nizhny Novgorod Stadium. (AP)

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Croatia's Luka Modric scores a penalty during the shootout past Denmark's Kasper Schmeichel. (REUTERS)

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Croatia's Danijel Subasic saves a penalty by Denmark's Christian Eriksen during the shootout. (REUTERS)

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Croatia's Danijel Subasic saves a penalty by Denmark's Nicolai Jorgensen during the shootout. (REUTERS)

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Croatia's Ivan Rakitic celebrates scoring the winning penalty during the shootout past Denmark's Kasper Schmeichel. (REUTERS)

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Croatia's Luka Modric celebrates after the match. (REUTERS)