Ivan Rakitić scored the winning penalty for Croatia after Russian misses from Fyodor Smolov and Mário Fernandes. Key Statistics
Denis Cheryshev opened the scoring for Russia with a spectacular long-range strike in the 31st minute, but Croatia's Andrej Kramarić equalized with a header just eight minutes later.
Domagoj Vida gave Croatia the lead in the 101st minute, only for Russia's Mário Fernandes to score a dramatic 115th-minute equalizer to force penalties. [Quarter Final] Russia Vs Croatia
The teams fielded the following starting elevens for this historic clash:
Detailed match data from authoritative sources like ESPN and BBC Sport highlights the technical battle on the field: Shots (on Goal) Corner Kicks Saves Yellow Cards Starting Lineups Ivan Rakitić scored the winning penalty for Croatia
In a high-drama 2018 World Cup quarter-final, defeated host nation Russia 4-3 on penalties following a 2-2 draw after extra time . Sat, Jul 7 Croatia won on penalties Quarter-final Match Highlights
Danijel Subašić, Šime Vrsaljko, Dejan Lovren, Domagoj Vida, Ivan Strinić, Ante Rebić, Andrej Kramarić, Luka Modrić (C), Ivan Perišić, Mario Mandžukić. The teams fielded the following starting elevens for
Igor Akinfeev (C), Mário Fernandes, Ilya Kutepov, Sergei Ignashevich, Fyodor Kudryashov, Daler Kuzyaev, Roman Zobnin, Aleksandr Samedov, Aleksandr Golovin, Denis Cheryshev, Artem Dzyuba.