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RUSSIA vs. CROATIA
A TALE OF TWO NATIONS

THE OCTOPUS'S SOCCER ALMANAC _

📍 Fisht Olympic Stadium

⚽ MATCH RESULT

FULL TIME · AFTER EXTRA TIME
RUSSIA
2 – 2
CROATIA
✦ REFEREE: Sandro Meira Ricci
▶ GOALS & CARDS
  • 31' ⚽ Denis Cheryshev
  • 35' 🟨 Dejan Lovren
  • 38' 🟨 Ivan Strinic
  • 39' ⚽ Andrej Kramaric
  • 54' •
  • 63' •
  • 67' •
  • 74' •
  • 79' •
  • 88' •
  • 97' •
  • 101' ⚽ Domagoj Vida
  • 101' 🟨 Domagoj Vida
  • 102' •
  • 109' 🟨 Iury Gazinsky
  • 114' 🟨 Josip Pivaric
  • 115' ⚽ Mário Fernandes
▶ MATCH STATS
RUS 36% POSSESSION 64% CRO
RUS 13 SHOTS 17 CRO
RUS 7 SHOTS ON TARGET 3 CRO
RUS 25 FOULS 18 CRO
RUS 1 SAVES 5 CRO
RUS 0 RED CARDS 0 CRO
▶ LINE-UPS
RUSSIA
STARTING XI
  1. GKIgor Akinfeev
  2. DFSergey Ignashevich
  3. DFIlya Kutepov
  4. DFFedor Kudryashov
  5. DFMário Fernandes⚽
  6. MFAleksandr Golovin
  7. MFRoman Zobnin
  8. MFDaler Kuzyaev
  9. FWArtem Dzyuba
  10. MFDenis Cheryshev⚽
  11. MFAleksandr Samedov
SUBSTITUTES
  • Iury Gazinsky▲ 79'🟨
  • Aleksandr Erokhin▲ 54'
  • Fedor Smolov▲ 67'
  • Alan Dzagoev▲ 102'
CROATIA
STARTING XI
  1. GKDanijel Subasic
  2. DFDomagoj Vida⚽🟨
  3. DFDejan Lovren🟨
  4. DFIvan Strinic🟨
  5. DFSime Vrsaljko
  6. MFAndrej Kramaric⚽
  7. MFIvan Rakitić
  8. MFLuka Modric
  9. FWMario Mandzukic
  10. MFIvan Perisic
  11. MFAnte Rebic
SUBSTITUTES
  • Marcelo Brozovic▲ 63'
  • Josip Pivaric▲ 74'🟨
  • Vedran Corluka▲ 97'
  • Mateo Kovacic▲ 88'

⚔ HEAD-TO-HEAD ARCHIVE

RUSSIA
Sbornaya
EST. 1912
VS
CROATIA
The Blazers (Vatreni)
EST. 1912
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▶ RUSSIA
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