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Russia v Croatia LIVE in pictures

Hamish Williams
  • <p>Ivan Rakitic celebrates with goalkeeper Danijel Subasic </p>
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    Ivan Rakitic celebrates with goalkeeper Danijel Subasic

  • <p>Croatia players celebrate after winning the penalty shootout 4-3 </p>
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    Croatia players celebrate after winning the penalty shootout 4-3

  • <p>Russia player are dejected after their campaign was ended in the quarter finals </p>
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    Russia player are dejected after their campaign was ended in the quarter finals

  • <p>Croatia players celebrate their penalty shoot-out win as their opponents watch on </p>
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    Croatia players celebrate their penalty shoot-out win as their opponents watch on

  • <p>Ivan Rakitic scores the winning penalty to send Croatia through to the semi finals </p>
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    Ivan Rakitic scores the winning penalty to send Croatia through to the semi finals

  • <p>Danijel Subasic saves the the first penalty of the shoot-out to give Croatia an early advantage </p>
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    Danijel Subasic saves the the first penalty of the shoot-out to give Croatia an early advantage

  • <p>One-time Brazil cap Mario Fernandes celebrates equalising in second half extra time for Russia </p>
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    One-time Brazil cap Mario Fernandes celebrates equalising in second half extra time for Russia

  • <p>Fernandes’ goal brings the score to 2-2 and sends the match to a penalty shoot-out </p>
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    Fernandes’ goal brings the score to 2-2 and sends the match to a penalty shoot-out

  • <p>Mario Fernandes leaps highest to send the Russian crowd into raptures </p>
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    Mario Fernandes leaps highest to send the Russian crowd into raptures

  • <p>Croatia’s Domagoj Vida celebrates putting Croatia ahead in injury time </p>
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    Croatia’s Domagoj Vida celebrates putting Croatia ahead in injury time

  • <p>Vida was booked however for taking his shirt offin his celebration </p>
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    Vida was booked however for taking his shirt offin his celebration

  • <p>Croatia’s Domagoj Vida heads the ball at goal before Vedran Corluka (not pictured) scores their second goal to put them 2-1 up in extra time </p>
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    Croatia’s Domagoj Vida heads the ball at goal before Vedran Corluka (not pictured) scores their second goal to put them 2-1 up in extra time

  • <p>Croatia’s Domagoj Vida, second right, heads the ball to score his side’s second goal during the quarterfinal match between Russia and Croatia at the 2018 soccer World Cup in the Fisht Stadium, in Sochi, Russia, Saturday, July 7, 2018. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez) </p>
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    Croatia’s Domagoj Vida, second right, heads the ball to score his side’s second goal during the quarterfinal match between Russia and Croatia at the 2018 soccer World Cup in the Fisht Stadium, in Sochi, Russia, Saturday, July 7, 2018. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez)

    Croatia’s Domagoj Vida, second right, heads the ball to score his side’s second goal during the quarterfinal match between Russia and Croatia at the 2018 soccer World Cup in the Fisht Stadium, in Sochi, Russia, Saturday, July 7, 2018. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez)

  • <p>Croatia’s Domagoj Vida in action with Russia’s Daler Kuzyayev </p>
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    Croatia’s Domagoj Vida in action with Russia’s Daler Kuzyayev

  • <p>Alexander Yerokhin almost does the splits as he controls the ball </p>
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    Alexander Yerokhin almost does the splits as he controls the ball

  • <p>Daler Kuziaev and Croatia’s Luka Modric challenge for the ball in Sochi </p>
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    Daler Kuziaev and Croatia’s Luka Modric challenge for the ball in Sochi

  • <p>Russia fans during the game </p>
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    Russia fans during the game

  • <p>Artyom Dzyuba jumps for the ball with Croatia’s Sime Vrsaljko </p>
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    Artyom Dzyuba jumps for the ball with Croatia’s Sime Vrsaljko

  • <p>Croatia goalkeeper Danijel Subasic grimaces on the ground after injuring his hamstring </p>
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    Croatia goalkeeper Danijel Subasic grimaces on the ground after injuring his hamstring

  • <p>Andrej Kramaric scores to put Croatia back on level terms </p>
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    Andrej Kramaric scores to put Croatia back on level terms

  • <p>The former Leicester City striker’s header was too good for Igor Akinfeev in goal </p>
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    The former Leicester City striker’s header was too good for Igor Akinfeev in goal

  • <p>Kramaric celebrates after levelling the score up at 1-1 </p>
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    Kramaric celebrates after levelling the score up at 1-1

  • <p>Mario Mandzukic jumps for the ball with Russia’s Ilya Kutepov </p>
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    Mario Mandzukic jumps for the ball with Russia’s Ilya Kutepov

  • <p>Denis Cheryshev scores one of the best goals in World Cup history to put Russia ahead </p>
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    Denis Cheryshev scores one of the best goals in World Cup history to put Russia ahead

  • <p>Anatomy of a goal: Denis Cheryshev blasts a thnderbolt into the top corner to give Russia the lead </p>
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    Anatomy of a goal: Denis Cheryshev blasts a thnderbolt into the top corner to give Russia the lead

  • <p>Cheryshev celebrates after his wonder goal put Russia 1-0 up </p>
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    Cheryshev celebrates after his wonder goal put Russia 1-0 up

  • <p>Cheryshev celebrates putting Russia into the lead </p>
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    Cheryshev celebrates putting Russia into the lead

  • <p>Ante Rebic is tackled by Russia’s Ilya Kutepov </p>
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    Ante Rebic is tackled by Russia’s Ilya Kutepov

  • <p>Croatia goalkeeper Danijel Subasic makes a save in front of Russia’s Alexander Samedov </p>
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    Croatia goalkeeper Danijel Subasic makes a save in front of Russia’s Alexander Samedov

  • <p>Luka Modric leaps over Russia’s Artyom Dzyuba in Sochi </p>
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    Luka Modric leaps over Russia’s Artyom Dzyuba in Sochi

  • <p>Luka Modric in action with Russia’s Aleksandr Golovin </p>
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    Luka Modric in action with Russia’s Aleksandr Golovin

  • <p>Ivan Perisic and Ilya Kutepov challenge for the ball </p>
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    Ivan Perisic and Ilya Kutepov challenge for the ball

  • <p>A Russian fan looks on prior the quarterfinal </p>
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    A Russian fan looks on prior the quarterfinal

  • <p>A Russian fan holds a Soviet flag in Sochi </p>
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    A Russian fan holds a Soviet flag in Sochi

  • <p>Croatia captain Luka Modric warms up pre-match </p>
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    Croatia captain Luka Modric warms up pre-match

  • <p>A Russia fan inside the stadium before the match </p>
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    A Russia fan inside the stadium before the match

  • <p>They are no longer in the World Cup, but it appears Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi are still in Russia… </p>
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    They are no longer in the World Cup, but it appears Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi are still in Russia…

  • <p>Russian fans look on prior match </p>
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    Russian fans look on prior match

  • <p>Croatia fans are hoping they will reach the semi finals for the first time since 1998 </p>
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    Croatia fans are hoping they will reach the semi finals for the first time since 1998

  • <p>Russian fan waits the quarterfinal match to kick off </p>
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    Russian fan waits the quarterfinal match to kick off

<p>Ivan Rakitic celebrates with goalkeeper Danijel Subasic </p>
<p>Croatia players celebrate after winning the penalty shootout 4-3 </p>
<p>Russia player are dejected after their campaign was ended in the quarter finals </p>
<p>Croatia players celebrate their penalty shoot-out win as their opponents watch on </p>
<p>Ivan Rakitic scores the winning penalty to send Croatia through to the semi finals </p>
<p>Danijel Subasic saves the the first penalty of the shoot-out to give Croatia an early advantage </p>
<p>One-time Brazil cap Mario Fernandes celebrates equalising in second half extra time for Russia </p>
<p>Fernandes’ goal brings the score to 2-2 and sends the match to a penalty shoot-out </p>
<p>Mario Fernandes leaps highest to send the Russian crowd into raptures </p>
<p>Croatia’s Domagoj Vida celebrates putting Croatia ahead in injury time </p>
<p>Vida was booked however for taking his shirt offin his celebration </p>
<p>Croatia’s Domagoj Vida heads the ball at goal before Vedran Corluka (not pictured) scores their second goal to put them 2-1 up in extra time </p>
<p>Croatia’s Domagoj Vida, second right, heads the ball to score his side’s second goal during the quarterfinal match between Russia and Croatia at the 2018 soccer World Cup in the Fisht Stadium, in Sochi, Russia, Saturday, July 7, 2018. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez) </p>
<p>Croatia’s Domagoj Vida in action with Russia’s Daler Kuzyayev </p>
<p>Alexander Yerokhin almost does the splits as he controls the ball </p>
<p>Daler Kuziaev and Croatia’s Luka Modric challenge for the ball in Sochi </p>
<p>Russia fans during the game </p>
<p>Artyom Dzyuba jumps for the ball with Croatia’s Sime Vrsaljko </p>
<p>Croatia goalkeeper Danijel Subasic grimaces on the ground after injuring his hamstring </p>
<p>Andrej Kramaric scores to put Croatia back on level terms </p>
<p>The former Leicester City striker’s header was too good for Igor Akinfeev in goal </p>
<p>Kramaric celebrates after levelling the score up at 1-1 </p>
<p>Mario Mandzukic jumps for the ball with Russia’s Ilya Kutepov </p>
<p>Denis Cheryshev scores one of the best goals in World Cup history to put Russia ahead </p>
<p>Anatomy of a goal: Denis Cheryshev blasts a thnderbolt into the top corner to give Russia the lead </p>
<p>Cheryshev celebrates after his wonder goal put Russia 1-0 up </p>
<p>Cheryshev celebrates putting Russia into the lead </p>
<p>Ante Rebic is tackled by Russia’s Ilya Kutepov </p>
<p>Croatia goalkeeper Danijel Subasic makes a save in front of Russia’s Alexander Samedov </p>
<p>Luka Modric leaps over Russia’s Artyom Dzyuba in Sochi </p>
<p>Luka Modric in action with Russia’s Aleksandr Golovin </p>
<p>Ivan Perisic and Ilya Kutepov challenge for the ball </p>
<p>A Russian fan looks on prior the quarterfinal </p>
<p>A Russian fan holds a Soviet flag in Sochi </p>
<p>Croatia captain Luka Modric warms up pre-match </p>
<p>A Russia fan inside the stadium before the match </p>
<p>They are no longer in the World Cup, but it appears Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi are still in Russia… </p>
<p>Russian fans look on prior match </p>
<p>Croatia fans are hoping they will reach the semi finals for the first time since 1998 </p>
<p>Russian fan waits the quarterfinal match to kick off </p>

France and Belgium qualified for the semi finals yesterday, and England famously beat Sweden today to take the third semi final spot.

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