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FIFA World Cup: Croatia survive penalty scare, advance to Semis

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02:27   FIFA World Cup: Croatia survive penalty scare, advance to Semis

After over two hours of play, it's Croatia who prevail! Hosts Russia so unlucky.
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02:25   Croatia survive penalty scare, advance to Semis
Croatia won 4-3 on penalties.  

Modric and Co will face England in Moscow on Wednesday!
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02:22   FIFA World Cup: Croatia survive penalty scare, advance to Semis
Russia will go first. 

Saved!  Smolov steps up, Subasic dances and saves. Russia 0-0 Croatia

Brozovic scores. Russia 0-1 Croatia Dzagoev steps up scores. Russia 1-1 Croatia 

Mateo Kovacic shoots but keeper saves. Russia 1-1 Croatia 

Fernandes shoots it out! Russia 1-1 Croatia Lucky Modric scores. Russia 1-2 Croatia 

Ignashevich makes it Russia 2-2 Croatia Vida scores. Russia 2-3 Croatia

Kuzyayev makes no mistake. Russia 3-3 Croatia 

Rakitic scores and Croatia are in the World Cup semi-final!!
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02:12  
"WOW. Unbelievable. The World Cup that keeps on living," tweets Gary Lineker.
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02:08   FIFA World Cup: Russia 2 Croatia 2; Penalties

After goals from both sides in extra-time, this game will be settled by penalty kicks. 

Both teams won their last-16 games on penalties... who will progress this time?
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02:06   FIFA World Cup: Russia 2 Croatia 2; Extra-time
Just when it seemed all over, Russia have scored the equalizer in the second half of extra-time! 

Braziliian born defender Fernandez rises above the entire to head home a cross to make it 2-2. 

Goal! Sochi is rocking!!!

Russia 2-2 Croatia
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02:00   FIFA World Cup: Russia 2 Croatia 2; Extra-time

Pivaric handles on the edge of the area and gets yellow.

Russia have a free-kick in a very dangerous position and they equalise!
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01:58  

Russia earns a corner. The corner finds Kuzyaev on the edge of the area. He shoots but it's held well by Subasic.
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01:54  

After playing 107 minutes Modric doesn't look tired. The Real Madrid player dashes back into the left-back position to win the ball back for his team!

What a player!
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01:51   FIFA World Cup: Russia 1 Croatia 2; Extra-time
That's half-time in extra-time. Croatia are 15 minutes from meeting England in Moscow on Wednesday night.
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01:49   FIFA World Cup: Russia 1 Croatia 2; Extra-time
Croatia take the lead in extra-time! 

A corner taken by Modric is met by a rather harmless looking header by Vida but manages to somehow bounce past a bunch of red shirts and into the far corner of the net. 

Goal! 

Russia 1-2 

Vida has his shirt off and leads the celebrations. 
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01:42   FIFA World Cup: Russia 1 Croatia 2; Extra-time

Looks like Russia doesn't want to rely on penalties.

But Croatia scores!!! Vida scored in the 101th minute.
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01:38   FIFA World Cup: Russia 1 Croatia 1; Extra-time

Subasic is good to continue. But now Vrsaljko is in pain. He can't carry on and they put Corluka.  

Croatia are cramping.
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01:30   FIFA World Cup: Russia 1 Croatia 1; Extra-time

It's 1-1 as the referee blows for the end of regulation time and the Russians had to endure some nervy moments as Croatia came close to stealing the winner in the dying minutes. 

On to extra-time, and if needed, the dreaded lottery of the penalty kicks.
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01:21   FIFA World Cup: Russia 1 Croatia 1
Yerokhin's shot deflects off Brozovic and Subasic dashes to gather it. 

But the goalkeeper goes down in great pain.

It looks like he's pulled his hamstring. Croatia have used all their substitutes.
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01:17   FIFA World Cup: Russia 1 Croatia 1

Free kick, and a chance for Russia in the 84th minute but Golovin's shot is cleared by a Croatian defender.
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01:10   FIFA World Cup: Russia 1 Croatia 1

The tall Dzyuba is replaced by Gazinsky.

The game is not exactly edge-of-your-seat as we enter the final 10 minutes of normal time.
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00:54   FIFA World Cup: Russia 1 Croatia 1
Croatia come within inches of retaking the lead in the game at the hour mark.

Off a cross from the right flank, with the entire Russian defence scrambling to defend, the ball finds its way to Perisic, who - with the entire goal at his mercy - drills a low shot which crashes off the inside of the post and rebounds to safety. 

Close!

Soon Perisic is taken off. Brozovic is on in his place.
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00:49   FIFA World Cup: Russia 1 Croatia 1

Russia are sitting in deep and allowing very little space. 

And the favourites for this match are struggling in attack right now.
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00:45   FIFA World Cup: Russia 1 Croatia 1
Croatia had more than 65 per cent of the possession in the first half and is likely to follow a similar pattern in the second half.  

Cheryshev loses the ball in midfield and allows Modric to have a pot-shot, but he drags it wide.
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00:27   FIFA World Cup: Russia 1 Croatia 1 at halftime

After a slow.start, the game came to life in the closing stages of the first half. 

With a place in the semifinals of the world cup up for grabs, the second half promises to be a cracking one.
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00:21   FIFA World Cup: Russia 1 Croatia 1 at halftime

It's level at the break.  

Cheryshev sent the host nation into ecstasy with a stunning opening goal after 31 minutes.

But the lead barely lasted nine minutes as Kramaric powered home a header.
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00:14   FIFA World Cup: Russia 1 Croatia 1

Croatia pull level with a goal on the brink of halftime. 

Madzukic runs down the left wing and expertly picks out Kramaric who makes a well timed run inside the penalty area and heads home from close range. 

GOAL!!! 

Russia 1-1 Croatia.
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00:11   FIFA World Cup: Russia 1 Croatia 1

Croatia must reply with a goal now and they do!

Kramaric equalises in the 40th minute
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00:07   FIFA World Cup: Russia 1 Croatia 0
An absolute scorching goal lights up Sochi as Russia take the lead at the half hour mark against Croatia. 

Cheryshev plays a quick one-two with Dzyuba and despite surrounded by a sea of black shirts, manages to unleash an curling effort from twenty five yards out that curls into the top corner with the keeper rooted to his spot.

GOAL!!!

Russia 1-0 Croatia
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00:02   FIFA World Cup: Russia 1 Croatia 0
Cheryshev gives Russia 1-0 in the 31st minute.

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