Croatia cruise into World Cup over Greece
Croatia eased into the World Cup finals 4-1 on aggregate after a 0-0 second-leg UEFA playoff draw against Greece in Athens.
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KO
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First Half begins.
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24
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Panagiotis Tachtsidis Yellow Card
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HT
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Halftime
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59
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On: Kostas Fortounis|Off: Lazaros Christodoulopoulos
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59
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On: Giannis Gianniotas|Off: Anastasios Bakasetas
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78
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On: Andrej Kramaric|Off: Nikola Kalinic
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78
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On: Dimitris Pelkas|Off: Kostas Mitroglou
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86
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On: Ante Rebic|Off: Ivan Perisic
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90+1
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On: Matej Mitrovic|Off: Luka Modric
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FT
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Second Half ends, Greece 0, Croatia 0.
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Greece
GRE
Croatia
CRO
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Panagiotis Tachtsidis
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Dimitris Pelkas
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Giannis Gianniotas
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Kostas Fortounis
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Game Information
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VENUE: Georgios Karaiskakis Stadium
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COVERAGE: ESPNN/ESPNDP/ESPN3
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Piraeus, Greece
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ATTENDANCE: 18,667
Match Commentary
| 90'+3' | Match ends, Greece 0, Croatia 0. | |
| 90'+3' | Second Half ends, Greece 0, Croatia 0. | |
| 90'+1' | Substitution, Croatia. Matej Mitrovic replaces Luka Modric. |
Match Stats
Possession
64%
36%
Shots (on Goal)
8 (1)
6 (0)
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| 13 | Fouls | 18 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 2 | Offsides | 1 |
| 4 | Corner Kicks | 3 |
| 0 | Saves | 1 |
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