Wednesday , 30 September 2026

Russia vs Croatia, Worldcup 2018 QUARTER FINALS

FIFA World Cup · 2018
Russia
2 – 2
3 – 4 pen
Full Time
Croatia
Sat 7 Jul 2018 · 18:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 35' Dejan Lovren
Y 38' Ivan Strinic
Y 101' Domagoj Vida
Yurii Gazinskii 109' Y
Y 114' Josip Pivaric

Overview

Match Preview

Russia vs Croatia — Worldcup .

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

Match Details

  • Referee Wilton Pereira Sampaio
  • Referee Emerson Augusto De Carvalho
  • Referee Marcelo Carvalho Van Gasse
  • Referee Paolo Valeri
  • Referee Massimiliano Irrati
  • Referee Roberto Diaz
  • Referee Sandro Ricci
  • Referee Janny Sikazwe
  • Referee Jerson dos Santos
16 games this season 🟨 3.0/game ⚽ 10.1 goals/game 🟥 3 total

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
2
Russia 3 games · Avg 3.3 goals Croatia
Last 5 meetings
2018-07-07 Russia 2–2 Croatia 2018-02-17 Russia 2–0 Croatia 2017-10-28 Croatia 2–2 Russia

Recent Form

Russia
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
07 Jul Croatia H 2–2 D
01 Jul Spain A 1–1 D
25 Jun Uruguay A 0–3 L
19 Jun Egypt H 3–1 W
14 Jun Saudi Arabia H 5–0 W
05 May Blyth Town FC H 1–1 D
Croatia
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
07 Jul Russia A 2–2 D
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

Key Stats

67% Both Teams to Score
H2H (3 games)
67% 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' We are underway at . The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
  • 5' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 10' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 15' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 20' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 25' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Dejan Lovren suffering a number of foals already.
  • 30' With 0 assists to his name this season, Denis Cheryshev is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Russia.
  • 31' Denis Cheryshev doubles the advantage! 1-0 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 35' The referee calls foul for Dejan Lovren. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 38' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Ivan Strinic on 38 minutes.
  • 39' Against the run of play, Andrej Kramaric has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 44' A quiet spell here at . Russia seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 49' Croatia started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 49.
  • 54' It is a substitution in Russia team. Aleksandr Samedov is replaced by Aleksandr Erokhin on 54 minute.
  • 59' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 63' It is a substitution in Croatia team. Ivan Perisic is replaced by Marcelo Brozovic on 63 minute.
  • 67' Time for substitution for Russia. Denis Cheryshev is replaced by Fedor Smolov.
  • 72' It is a cagey affair so far. Russia in their trying to find a way past Croatia's compact .
  • 74' Time for substitution for Croatia. Ivan Strinic is replaced by Josip Pivaric.
  • 79' The crowd applauds Artem Dzyuba as he leaves the pitch. Yury Gazinskiy steps in for Russia.
  • 84' It looks like no one’s ball. Russia is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 88' The Croatia manager makes a substitution. Andrej Kramaric departs to be replaced by Mateo Kovacic.
  • Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 2-2.

Lineups

Russia Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Stanislav Cherchesov

Croatia Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Zlatko Dalić

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.71 Russia xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.28 Croatia xG
I would bet for: Both teams to score 59% + Over 2.5 goals 57%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Russia46% Draw26% Croatia28%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes59% 0% No41%
Avg goals/match: 2.99
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 93%
7%
± 1.5 80%
20%
± 2.5 57%
43%
± 3.5 35%
65%
± 4.5 19%
81%

Double Chance

Russia or Draw
72%
Draw or Croatia
54%
Russia or Croatia
74%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Russia34% Draw44% Croatia22%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
11.9%
2 – 1
9%
1 – 0
7.8%
2 – 0
7.2%
1 – 2
6.8%
0 – 0
6.7%
2 – 2
Actual
0 – 1
5.6%
3 – 1
5.2%
0 – 2
4.1%
3 – 0
4%
3 – 2
3.4%

Asian Handicap — Russia

Handicap Russia covers Push Croatia covers
-2.5 11% — 89%
-2 11% 14% 75%
-1.5 25% — 75%
-1 25% 21% 54%
-0.5 46% — 54%
+0.5 72% — 28%
+1 72% 16% 12%
+1.5 88% — 12%
+2 88% 8% 4%
+2.5 96% — 4%

Clean Sheet

Russia keeps clean sheet
28% ✓
Croatia keeps clean sheet
19% ✓

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