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Patna : Croatia edged out Russia 4-3 in penalty shootout in the quarter-finals late July 7, 2018, night, at Fisht Stadium, Russia, to enter the semi-finals (SF) of FIFA World Cup. Russia put up tremendous fight before bowing out of the World Cup by scoring the second goal in 115th minute in extra time to level the score 2-2.

After the extra time, the two team went for the penalty shootout. Russian Defender Mario Fernandes missed out on a penlaty but Croatia Midfielder Rakitic made no mistake. Croatia will play England in the semi-finals. Croatia have reached the World Cup SF for the second time having reached the same stage in 1998 too.

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