FIFA World Cup 2018 

Russia v Croatia
Quarter-final, July 7
Sochi

HEAD-TO-HEAD
All-time meetings
Russia 0 Croatia 1 Draws 2

Coach Stanislav Cherchesov
Captain Igor Akinfeev
Best finish Fourth place 1966

Coach Zlatko Dalic
Captain Luka Modric
Best finish Third place 1998

Recent meetings
2015 Russia 1-3 Croatia
2007 Croatia 0-0 Russia

ROAD TO QUARTER-FINAL
Group A runner-up         Group D winner
W S. Arabia  5-0 Match 1  W Nigeria   2-0
W Egypt      3-1 Match 2  W Argentina 3-0 
L Uruguay    0-3 Match 3  W Iceland   2-1
W Spain      1-1 Last 16  W Denmark   1-1
Pens 4-3                  Pens 3-2

Player to watch Luka Modric
Player to watch Igor Akinfeev

COMPETITION STATISTICS
9    Goals scored     8
33   Total shots      61
12   Shots on target  16 
1029 Passes completed 1646
20   Corners          18 
39%  Possession       52%

Fisht Olympic Stadium Capacity: 48,000

Originally built for 2014 Winter Olympics – with $46m upgrade for World Cup

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