Russia 2-2 Croatia (3-4 on pen): Croatia in dreamland as they eliminate host nation

Croatia book semi-final clash with England as they beat host nation Russia in penalty shootout.

Match Events

6' Akinfeev makes an important save!

A great show of strength from Rebic earns Croatia a corner on the right after he turns Ignashevich inside out and sees his tight shot deflected wide by Akinfeev.

7' Rebic close range header is just over the bar

Lovren heads across the corner to Rebic who puts his own header just over the crossbar. Russia's marking in the box from that set-piece was rather loose there.

16' Rakitic's free kick over the bar!

Rakitic looks to curl it into the near-top corner; he is some distance off target however and Akinfeev is left untroubled by his effort.

31' GOAL! Russia 1-0 Croatia (Cheryshev)

Dzyuba slips around the Croatian defence and squares a ball to his striker, who takes one step around Vida and launches a 25-yard shot that nestles itself behind a shocked Subasic in the top-left corner!

Dzyuba cut his way into the Croatian defence there with a casual ease and drew them off the arriving Cheryshev. What a setup; what a goal.

39' GOAL! Russia 1-1 Croatia (Kramarić)

Russia's eight-minute lead comes to an abrupt end as they concede a soft goal on the back of a Mandzukic break, with the striker turning in a simple cut-back pass off the left wing, unmarked, for his teammate to head home behind Akinfeev on the right.

Simple football; the hosts were caught in a woeful position there. All square in Sochi.

59' NO GOAL! Perisic's close-range shot hits the post!

What a miss from the Inter man as he squeaks a shot off from eight yards out that hits the left upright and rebounds across the face of goal, half crossing the whitewash on its way.

76' Modric and Vrsaljko have their shots blocked

Modric and Vrsaljko both see attempts deflected inside the box but Croatia come up with a corner after some frantic Russian blocking prevents a goal.

100' GOAL! Russia 1-2 Croatia (Vida)

From a soft corner conceded after Kutepov blasted a safe cross out of his own keeper's hands, it is Vida who gives his side the advantage for the first time in this game with a well-directed header that flies in at the bottom-right corner.

Modric hasn't found too much joy in this game but his corner was pinpoint there.

115' GOAL! Russia 2-2 Croatia (Mario Fernandes)

The boy from Brazil - representing the host nation thanks to a presidential decree - nods home Dzagoev's free-kick with a great glancing header to tuck it into the bottom-left corner.

Dzagoev delivered one of the finest free-kicks this Russian team has produced in this World Cup for that goal.

120' Russia knocked OUT of World Cup!

Round 1: Russia X Croatia O

Round 2: Russia O Croatia X

Round 3: Russia X Croatia O

Round 4: Russia O Croatia O

Round 5: Russia O Croatia O

Line-ups

Russia XI: Akinfeev (GK)(C); Ignashevich, Kutepov, Kudryashov, Fernandes; Zobnin, Samedov, Kuzyaev, Cheryshev, Golovin; Dzyuba.

Subs: Lunev (GK), Gabulov (GK), Semenov, Gazinskii, Dzagoev, Smolov, Granat, Alexey Miranchuk, Anton Miranchuk, Zhirkov, Erokhin, Smolnikov.

Croatia XI: Subasic (GK); Vrsaljko, Strinic, Lovren, Vida; Rakitic, Modric (C), Perisic; Kramaric, Mandzukic, Rebic.

Subs: Livakovic (GK), L. Kalinic (GK), Corluka, Kovacic, Brozovic, Jedvaj, Bradaric, Caleta-Car, Badelj, Pjaca, Pivaric.