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Croatia Beat Denmark On Penalties To Reach World Cup Quarter-Finals

  Croatia beat Denmark in a dramatic penalty shootout on Sunday to progress to the World Cup quarter-finals. Advertisement Mathias Jorgensen gave Denmark the lead … Continue reading Croatia Beat Denmark On Penalties To Reach World Cup Quarter-Finals


Croatia’s players celebrate their victory at the end of the Russia 2018 World Cup round of 16 football match between Croatia and Denmark at the Nizhny Novgorod Stadium in Nizhny Novgorod on July 1, 2018. PHOTO: Martin BERNETTI / AFP
Croatia’s players celebrate their victory at the end of the Russia 2018 World Cup round of 16 football match between Croatia and Denmark at the Nizhny Novgorod Stadium in Nizhny Novgorod on July 1, 2018. PHOTO: Martin BERNETTI / AFP

 

Croatia beat Denmark in a dramatic penalty shootout on Sunday to progress to the World Cup quarter-finals.

Mathias Jorgensen gave Denmark the lead after just 58 seconds but Mario Mandzukic levelled for Croatia in the fourth minute and the sides remained locked at 1-1 at the end of extra time. But Croatia won the shootout 3-2 after Danijel Subasic saved three spot-kicks.

AFP