Ivan Rakitić scored the winning penalty for Croatia after Russian misses from Fyodor Smolov and Mário Fernandes. Key Statistics
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
Danijel Subašić, Šime Vrsaljko, Dejan Lovren, Domagoj Vida, Ivan Strinić, Ante Rebić, Andrej Kramarić, Luka Modrić (C), Ivan Perišić, Mario Mandžukić. [Quarter Final] Russia Vs Croatia
Igor Akinfeev (C), Mário Fernandes, Ilya Kutepov, Sergei Ignashevich, Fyodor Kudryashov, Daler Kuzyaev, Roman Zobnin, Aleksandr Samedov, Aleksandr Golovin, Denis Cheryshev, Artem Dzyuba.
The teams fielded the following starting elevens for this historic clash: Ivan Rakitić scored the winning penalty for Croatia
The match featured intense back-and-forth action before ultimately being decided from the spot:
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. The teams fielded the following starting elevens for
Croatia ends Russia's World Cup dream on penalties - InForum