Wednesday , 30 September 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' It’s Showtime! The match between Croatia and Denmark is underway.
  • 1' The Denmark Mathias Jorgensen breaks the deadlock on 1 minutes. 0-1!
  • 4' A stunning finish from Mario Mandzukic — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 9' Both keepers have barely been tested. Croatia and Denmark are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 14' Croatia have won 46 goals from 169 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 19' Supporters expect more eagerness from Pione Sisto, as he is very good at scoring at with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 24' Over 24 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 29' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Croatia and Denmark are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 34' Denmark is showing some good football. However, Denmark are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 39' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 44' Denmark international Michael Krohn-Dehli has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 46' Lasse Schone is replacing Andreas Christensen for the Denmark side.
  • 51' Simon Kjaer is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Croatia tonight.
  • 56' It looks surprising Croatia does not make any changes. Andreas Christensen has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 61' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Croatia and Denmark are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 66' Another substitution for Denmark to replace Andreas Cornelius by Nicolai Jorgensen on 66 minute.
  • 71' Another substitution for Croatia to replace Marcelo Brozovic by Mateo Kovacic on 71 minute.
  • 76' It looks like no one’s ball. Croatia is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 81' Josip Pivaric is replacing Ivan Strinic for the Croatia side.
  • 86' Croatia are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Denmark backline.
  • 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.