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FIFA World Cup 2018: Can the Croats advance to the semi-finals by putting an end to the Russian fairy-tale?

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    (L-R) Igor Akinfeev and Aleksandr Golovin of Russia will take on Luka Modric and Ivan Rakitic of Croatia in the World Cup 2018 quarter-final. Photo Credits: FIFA via Getty Images

    Russia return to the quarter-finals for the first time since 1970, when the Soviet Union lost 1-0 to Uruguay whereas Croatia have not reached the last eight for 20 years.

    This is the fourth meeting between the pair, who fought out two 0-0 draws in qualifying for the UEFA European Championship 2008, before Croatia earned a 3-1 friendly win in Rostov-on-Don in November 2015.

    The Croats are on a four-match unbeaten run in the World Cup, their longest in the competition, consisting of three wins and a draw.

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    For the hosts, Russia, Fyodor Smolov and Denis Cheryshev can be their trump cards as they can likely pose a threat to the Croatian defence. Their exceptional performance in the World Cup has been admired by many. However, Croatia’s Danijel Subasic is a force to be reckoned with as his saves in the penalty-shootout against Denmark was crucial in helping them advance to the quarter-finals. Likewise, Russia’s veteran goalkeeper Igor Akinfeev won hearts when he double-saved the penalties of Spain’s Andres Iniesta and Iago Aspas in their round-of-16 match.

    Croatia have displayed a dominant performance in this World Cup. They remained unbeaten in their group stage matches and their 3-0 thrashing of Argentina awed spectators all over the world. With a mid-field that comprises of Barcelona’s Ivan Rakitic, Real Madrid’s Luka Modric and Mateo Kovacic along with Barcelona’s Ivan Rakitic and Juventus’ Mario Mandzukic on the front they pose a threat to any opponent defences. However, what they lack in the defence department they can make it up with Danijel Subasic in the net.

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    It’ll be interesting to see how the two teams play it out on the field as it seems to be a match of equals.

    Tune in to Sony Ten 2 & 3 or Sony Ten 2 & 3 HD channel at 11:30 pm (IST) to watch this match live.

    The team line-ups: 

    So, @England have secured their place in Wednesday's semi-final in Moscow, but who will join them? 🤔

    Here are the teams for #RUSCRO! #WorldCup pic.twitter.com/oHd6snhN7n

    — FIFA World Cup 🏆 (@FIFAWorldCup) July 7, 2018

     

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