Croatia faced Denmark at the and had greater ball possession. The Danish side opened the scoring in the first minute when scored a close-range shot from 's assist. But Denmark's lead did not last long as  equalised for Croatia in the 4th minute. Both the sides had multiple attempts and misses for the goal. The first half ended with 1–1 on the scoreboard. The second half remained goalless and the match went to additional extra time. In the 116th minute, Croatia had a penalty kick as was brought down in the penalty area.  took the penalty kick but was saved by the Danish goalkeeper. The extra time ended 1–1. In the penalty shootout, Denmark's and Croatia's 's kicks were saved. and scored their kicks for Denmark while and Luka Modrić scored their kicks for Croatia. Both the sides were 2–2. Denmark's and Croatia's 's kicks were saved. Jørgensen's kick was saved by the Croatian goalkeeper and  scored the winning penalty kick for Croatia as they advanced to the quarterfinals.
Croatia faced Denmark at the and had greater ball possession. The Danish side opened the scoring in the first minute when scored a close-range shot from 's assist. But Denmark's lead did not last long as Mario Mandžukić equalised for Croatia in the 4th minute. Both the sides had multiple attempts and misses for the goal. The first half ended with 1–1 on the scoreboard. The second half remained goalless and the match went to additional extra time. In the 116th minute, Croatia had a penalty kick as was brought down in the penalty area. Luka Modrić took the penalty kick but was saved by the Danish goalkeeper. The extra time ended 1–1. In the penalty shootout, Denmark's and Croatia's 's kicks were saved. and scored their kicks for Denmark while and Luka Modrić scored their kicks for Croatia. Both the sides were 2–2. Denmark's and Croatia's 's kicks were saved. Jørgensen's kick was saved by the Croatian goalkeeper and Ivan Rakitić scored the winning penalty kick for Croatia as they advanced to the quarterfinals.
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Mario Mandžukić
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Luka Modrić
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Ivan Rakitić