drd23 Posted July 1, 2018 Share Posted July 1, 2018 Croatia (Group D 1) vs Denmark (Group C 2) @ 18:00 GMT (2pm US EDT) The fourth game of the Round of 16 will be between the arguable form team of the competition in Croatia and the unbeaten Danes. The two nations have played 5 times previously, with two wins each and a draw. Croatia: Lead by an absolutely brilliant central midfield partnership of Luka Modric and Ivan Rakitic, Croatia has arguably been the most impressive team in the tournament so far. Their ruthless dismantling of Argentina in the 2nd group game was a joy to behold, with Rakitic in particular dominating that game. They rested almost their entire starting XI in their final group game, who should all return in good physical shape. Hrvatska will be hoping that this golden generation can live up to their potential and help them progress further in a World Cup than they have since advancing to the semi-finals in 1998. Denmark: Despite the fact that the Danes made it out of their group undefeated, they weren't playing all that well. They could easily have lost against Peru and Australia, and the manufactured draw against France in the final group game to ensure they both qualified for the knockout rounds may as well have not been played. Their hopes almost entirely hinge on the potential brilliance of Tottenham play maker Christian Eriksen, who scored the all important goal against Australia and assisted the winner against Peru, while relying on Chelsea starlet Andreas Christensen, Simon Kjaer and Kasper Schmeichel to keep the goals out at the other end. Prediction: Picking on either form from the group stages or overall team talent/quality leads to the same assumption - Croatia should be too good for Denmark. Croatia wins 2-0 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeeEvans Posted July 1, 2018 Share Posted July 1, 2018 I refuse to call Denmark a form team haha. They've been dreadful, I expect Croatia to win pretty easily. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roysmyboy31 Posted July 1, 2018 Share Posted July 1, 2018 Croatia should have a pretty easy time. Denmark are a pretty pedestrian team and Croatia is a talented squad in great form. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drd23 Posted July 1, 2018 Author Share Posted July 1, 2018 22 minutes ago, LeeEvans said: I refuse to call Denmark a form team haha. They've been dreadful, I didn't either and I would have thought my write up would have made it clear I thought they were terrible too. Probably the second worst performing team to make it to the knockout stages Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeeEvans Posted July 1, 2018 Share Posted July 1, 2018 1 minute ago, drd23 said: I didn't either and I would have thought my write up would have made it clear I thought they were terrible too. Probably the second worst performing team to make it to the knockout stages I totally misread that, my bad. I'm still amazed that they were able to advance, let alone get there without losing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drd23 Posted July 1, 2018 Author Share Posted July 1, 2018 Players on a yellow card who would miss the next game if they get another yellow in this game: Croatia: Mario Mandzukic, Ivan Rakitic, Ante Rebic, Sime Vrsaljko, Tin Jedvaj, Marco PjacaDenmark: Thomas Delaney, Pione Sisto, “Zanka” Mathias Jorgensen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeeEvans Posted July 1, 2018 Share Posted July 1, 2018 7 minutes ago, drd23 said: Players on a yellow card who would miss the next game if they get another yellow in this game: Croatia: Mario Mandzukic, Ivan Rakitic, Ante Rebic, Sime Vrsaljko, Tin Jedvaj, Marco PjacaDenmark: Thomas Delaney, Pione Sisto, “Zanka” Mathias Jorgensen Those are some major players for Croatia in danger of missing out in future rounds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PAW Posted July 1, 2018 Share Posted July 1, 2018 What a start to the the game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UniversalAuthor Posted July 1, 2018 Share Posted July 1, 2018 Wow, what a start to this game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ramssuperbowl99 Posted July 1, 2018 Share Posted July 1, 2018 1-1 in the 4th minute Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EvilenFroggen Posted July 1, 2018 Share Posted July 1, 2018 And then nothing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heimdallr Posted July 1, 2018 Share Posted July 1, 2018 I think we used up all the quality play in the earlier games. Now it’s time for... this... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BullsandBroncos Posted July 1, 2018 Share Posted July 1, 2018 Denmark vs Russia would be a game I couldn't watch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heimdallr Posted July 1, 2018 Share Posted July 1, 2018 6 minutes ago, BullsandBroncos said: Denmark vs Russia would be a game I couldn't watch. It would be great, just turn it on in the 115th minute so you don’t miss the PK’s Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EvilenFroggen Posted July 1, 2018 Share Posted July 1, 2018 Something is rotten in the state of Denmark. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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