FIFA World Cup 2018 · Quarter-final

Russia 2–2 Croatia

Saturday 7 Jul 2018 · Sochi, Russia · after extra time · Croatia won on penalties

Russia2–2Croatia

Goals4

0′45′90′105′120′Cheryshev Kramaric Vida Fernandes

31′1–0Denis Cheryshev Russia
39′1–1Andrej Kramaric Croatia
101′1–2Domagoj Vida Croatia
115′2–2Mário Fernandes Russia

Line-ups

Starters, then substitutes who came on. ● a goal; yellow and red marks are cards; ↑ on, ↓ off.

Russia

Came on

21Aleksandr YerokhinMF↑54′
10Fyodor SmolovFW↑67′
8Yury GazinskyMF↑79′
9Alan DzagoevMF↑102′

Croatia

Came on

11Marcelo BrozovicMF↑63′
22Josip PivaricDF↑74′
8Mateo KovacicMF↑88′
5Vedran CorlukaDF↑97′

Elo

World Football Elo before kick-off, and what the result did to it.

Russia: 1770 → 1781
Croatia: 1998 → 1988

Expected score for Russia: 32.4% (a draw counts half), home advantage included. The lead changed hands 1 time.

Head to head

Meeting 4 of 6, 2006–2021.

Russia wins: 0
Draws: 4
Croatia wins: 2

Form either side

Russia

Before

1–1 v Turkey 5 Jun 2018 · Friendly
5–0 v Saudi Arabia 14 Jun 2018 · FIFA World Cup 2018
3–1 v Egypt 19 Jun 2018 · FIFA World Cup 2018
0–3 v Uruguay 25 Jun 2018 · FIFA World Cup 2018
1–1 v Spain 1 Jul 2018 · FIFA World Cup 2018

After

2–1 v Turkey 7 Sep 2018 · UEFA Nations League 2018
5–1 v Czech Republic 10 Sep 2018 · Friendly
0–0 v Sweden 11 Oct 2018 · UEFA Nations League 2018
2–0 v Turkey 14 Oct 2018 · UEFA Nations League 2018
0–3 v Germany 15 Nov 2018 · Friendly

Croatia

Before

2–1 v Senegal 8 Jun 2018 · Friendly
2–0 v Nigeria 16 Jun 2018 · FIFA World Cup 2018
3–0 v Argentina 21 Jun 2018 · FIFA World Cup 2018
2–1 v Iceland 26 Jun 2018 · FIFA World Cup 2018
1–1 v Denmark 1 Jul 2018 · FIFA World Cup 2018

After

2–1 v England 11 Jul 2018 · FIFA World Cup 2018
2–4 v France 15 Jul 2018 · FIFA World Cup 2018
1–1 v Portugal 6 Sep 2018 · Friendly
0–6 v Spain 11 Sep 2018 · UEFA Nations League 2018
0–0 v England 12 Oct 2018 · UEFA Nations League 2018

Road through the tournament

Russia

5–0 v Saudi Arabia Group stage
3–1 v Egypt Group stage
0–3 v Uruguay Group stage
1–1 v Spain Round of 16
2–2 v Croatia Quarter-final

Croatia

2–0 v Nigeria Group stage
3–0 v Argentina Group stage
2–1 v Iceland Group stage
1–1 v Denmark Round of 16
2–2 v Russia Quarter-final
2–1 v England Semi-final
2–4 v France Final

Every Russia v Croatia match6

From Russia's side.


14 Nov 2021	Croatia	0–1	Away	FIFA World Cup qualification 2021	—
1 Sep 2021	Croatia	0–0	Home	FIFA World Cup qualification 2021	—
7 Jul 2018	Croatia	2–2 (lost on pens)	Home	FIFA World Cup 2018	Quarter-final
17 Nov 2015	Croatia	1–3	Home	Friendly	—
6 Jun 2007	Croatia	0–0	Away	UEFA Euro qualification 2007	—
6 Sep 2006	Croatia	0–0	Home	UEFA Euro qualification 2006	—

Score: openfootball · Scorers: openfootball · Line-ups: Fjelstul · Cards: Fjelstul