The fourth and the last quarter-final of the 2018 FIFA World Cup between Croatia and Russia saw The Blazers edge past the hosts as Zlatko Dalić’s side sealed the semi-final spot.
On the half-hour mark, Denis Cheryshev opened the scoring for Sbornaya with an absolute peach of a strike to leather the ball past Danijel Subašić, who could just stand and watch it fizz in. However, Andrej Kramarić equalized the scoreline with a header from Mario Mandžukić’s assist in the 39th minute.
Nothing could separate the two sides in the extra-time as both the teams scored a goal apiece owing to which, the match was decided on penalties where Croatia prevailed.
Consequently, Croatia will now face England in the semi-final on 11 July 2018.
Here’s how Twitter reacted to the nail-biting encounter.
https://twitter.com/Footy_JokesOG/status/1015700071965310976
Croatia shut down Russia’s party 🇭🇷 pic.twitter.com/nrz1l2zf4V
— B/R Football (@brfootball) July 7, 2018
#RUSCRO make it look like an accident 🔥 pic.twitter.com/iPlW2eYXeu
— Van Dumo (@van_dumo) July 7, 2018
Capture every Croatian player family apart from Kovacic pic.twitter.com/V1V2MhBrmB
— Troll Football (@TrollFootball) July 7, 2018