Saturday , 14 November 2026

Croatia vs Denmark, Worldcup 2018 ROUND OF 16

FIFA World Cup · 2018
Croatia
1 – 1
3 – 2 pen
Full Time
Denmark
Sun 1 Jul 2018 · 18:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 115' Mathias Jorgensen

Overview

Match Preview

Croatia vs Denmark — Worldcup .

  • Croatia 3 games · 6 pts (2026/26)
  • Denmark 0 games · 0 pts (2026/26)

Match Details

  • Referee Hernan Maidana
  • Referee Juan Pablo Belatti
  • Referee Mauro Vigliano
  • Referee Nestor Pitana
  • Referee Daniele Orsato
  • Referee Roberto Diaz
  • Referee Gery Vargas
  • Referee Enrique Caceres
  • Referee Eduardo Cardozo

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Mexico 3 9
2 South Africa 3 4
3 South Korea 3 3
4 Czechia 3 1
5 Switzerland 3 7
6 Canada 3 4
7 Bosnia-Herzegovina 3 4
8 Qatar 3 1
9 Brazil 3 7
10 Morocco 3 7
11 Scotland 3 3
12 Haiti 3 0
13 United States 3 6
14 Australia 3 4
15 Paraguay 3 4
16 Turkey 3 3
17 Germany 3 6
18 Ivory Coast 3 6
19 Ecuador 3 4
20 Curacao 3 1
21 Netherlands 3 7
22 Japan 3 5
23 Sweden 3 4
24 Tunisia 3 0
25 Belgium 3 5
26 Egypt 3 5
27 Iran 3 3
28 New Zealand 3 1
29 Spain 3 7
30 Cape Verde Islands 3 3
31 Uruguay 3 2
32 Saudi Arabia 3 2
33 France 3 9
34 Norway 3 6
35 Senegal 3 3
36 Iraq 3 0
37 Argentina 3 9
38 Austria 3 4
39 Algeria 3 4
40 Jordan 3 0
41 Colombia 3 7
42 Portugal 3 5
43 Congo DR 3 4
44 Uzbekistan 3 0
45 England 3 7
46 Croatia 3 6
47 Ghana 3 4
48 Panama 3 0

Head-to-Head

1
Croatia 1 games · Avg 2.0 goals Denmark
Last 5 meetings
2018-07-01 Croatia 1–1 Denmark

Recent Form

Croatia
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
01 Jul Denmark H 1–1 D
26 Jun Iceland A 2–1 W
21 Jun Argentina A 3–0 W
16 Jun Nigeria H 2–0 W
05 May Belgium A 0–3 L
28 Apr Slovakia H 1–2 L
Denmark
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
01 Jul Croatia A 1–1 D
26 Jun France H 0–0 D
21 Jun Australia H 1–1 D
16 Jun Peru A 1–0 W
25 Oct TuS Dassendorf H 0–4 L
20 Aug BSG Chemie Leipzig H 4–3 W

Key Stats

100% Both Teams to Score
H2H (1 games)
0% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
25% Clean Sheets
Croatia this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Croatia
0-15
–/1
16-30
–/–
31-45
3/1
46-60
2/1
61-75
–/2
76+
1/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The wait is over. Denmark get us underway at .
  • 1' Against the run of play, Mathias Jorgensen has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 4' Mario Mandzukic doubles the advantage! 1-1 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 9' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 14' Denmark come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 19' Croatia is showing some good football. However, Croatia are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 24' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 29' Croatia currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 34' Croatia are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Denmark's shape.
  • 39' A quiet spell here at . Croatia seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 44' It is a cagey affair so far. Croatia in their trying to find a way past Denmark's compact .
  • 46' Denmark make a change. Andreas Christensen trudges off to be replaced by Lasse Schone on 46 minutes.
  • 51' The 41-year-old Luka Modric has been sensational this season — 1 goals and 2 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 56' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 61' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 61 minutes.
  • 66' Nicolai Jorgensen is ready to make an impact after coming on for Andreas Cornelius at the 66 minute mark.
  • 71' Fresh legs for Croatia! Mateo Kovacic comes on to replace Marcelo Brozovic.
  • 76' Jonas Knudsen has been relatively quiet despite scoring 0 goals in his last 366 appearances.
  • 81' Josip Pivaric is replacing Ivan Strinic for the Croatia side.
  • 86' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 1-1.

Lineups

Croatia Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Zlatko Dalić

Denmark Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Age Hareide

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.15 Croatia xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.04 Denmark xG
I would bet for: Croatia or Draw 70% + Under 2.5 goals 63%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Croatia40% Draw30% Denmark30%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes45% 0% No55%
Avg goals/match: 2.19
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 86%
14%
± 1.5 64%
36%
± 2.5 37%
63%
± 3.5 18%
82%
± 4.5 8%
92%

Double Chance

Croatia or Draw
70%
Draw or Denmark
60%
Croatia or Denmark
70%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Croatia26% Draw52% Denmark22%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
Actual
0 – 0
13.5%
1 – 0
11.7%
0 – 1
10.3%
2 – 1
7.5%
2 – 0
7.2%
1 – 2
6.7%
0 – 2
5.8%
2 – 2
4%
3 – 1
2.9%
3 – 0
2.7%
1 – 3
2.3%

Asian Handicap — Croatia

Handicap Croatia covers Push Denmark covers
-2.5 5% — 95%
-2 5% 11% 84%
-1.5 16% — 84%
-1 16% 21% 63%
-0.5 37% — 63%
+0.5 69% — 31%
+1 69% 19% 12%
+1.5 88% — 12%
+2 88% 9% 4%
+2.5 96% — 4%

Clean Sheet

Croatia keeps clean sheet
36% ✓
Denmark keeps clean sheet
32% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.