An opportunist second-half goal from Mario Pasalic gave Croatia a 1-0 away win in Denmark in Nations League Group A1 on Friday as playmaker Luka Modric came off the bench to turn the game around for the visitors.
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Match Report
The best chance of the first half fell to Denmark's Andreas Cornelius, who had a goal ruled out just before the break when full-back Joakim Maehle was deemed to have committed a foul in the build-up.
Following the half-time introduction of Modric, he took the corner that was worked into the box for Pasalic to pounce on for the only goal of the game, slotting the ball through the legs of keeper Kasper Schmeichel.
Denmark, who had a Jonas Wind goal ruled out for offside in the 87th minute, still lead the group with six points from three games and will host second-placed Austria on Monday. Croatia, who are third, travel to Paris to take on bottom side France, who earned a late draw with Austria after substitute Kylian Mbappe scored in the second half.
Line-ups
Denmark XI: Schmeichel, Wass, Delaney, Eriksen, Hojbjerg, A. Cornelius, Christensen, Andersen, J. Mæhle, Olsen, M. Damsgaard
Subs: Larsen, Braithwaite, Vestergaard, Poulsen, R. Skov, D. Iversen, Billing, M. Jensen, P. Vindahl, R. Kristensen, V. Nelsson, J. Wind
Croatia XI: Kramaric, Vrsaljko, M. Oršić, Brozovic, D. Livaković, Pasalic, M. Erlić, J. Juranović, K. Jakić, L. Ivanušec, J. Šutalo
Subs: Modric, Budimir, D. Vida, Kovacic, I. Ivušić, Caleta-Car, Vlasic, Brekalo, L. Majer, J. Stanišić, N. Labrović, L. Sučić