Croatian national team became the fourth quarterfinalist of the World Cup.
In the 1/8 finals Zlatko Dalic's team defeated Denmark in a series of penalty shoot-outs with a score of 3: 2. The main time ended in a draw - 1: 1.
Interestingly, the first to open the account in the confrontation is the players of Denmark - Matthias Jorgensen already at 1 minute of the meeting was the best understood in the penalty opponent and sent the ball into the net.
Note that this goal was the fastest on this Mundiale. However, after three minutes the Croats managed to restore parity in the game - striker Mario Mandzhukich, taking advantage of a successful rebound from the opponent, struck from the goalkeeper's line precisely for the purpose.