It was a keenly contested encounter as Croatia & Denmark played 1-1 after extra time and proceeded to penalties. Huddersfield defender Mathias Jorgensen put the Danes ahead inside 60 seconds. Pinball wizardry inside the area allowed Mario Mandzukic to slot home. It was 1-1 after just four minutes.
The shoot-out started on a bizarre note as both teams lost their opening spot kicks. The Croatian goalkeeper, Subasic, saved three of the penalties while Danish goaltender, Schmeichel, saved 2 penalties/
History: Croatia vs Denmark is the first penalty shoot-out with five penalties saved by the goalkeeper in #WorldCup history
Croatia will go on to play the hosts Russia in a quarter-final next Saturday.