The World Championship is gradually gaining momentum. The group stage has already ended and the playoffs of the tournament are beginning. What match in the 1/8 finals will take place in Nizhny Novgorod and when will it be?
Nizhny Novgorod has already hosted four matches of the 2018 FIFA World Cup. The national teams of Sweden, England, Switzerland, Argentina and so on came to the city before. Now it's the turn of the Danish and Croatian footballers to visit Nizhniy Novgorod. These teams will meet in the 1/8 finals on July 1 at 21:00 Moscow time at the stadium of the same name. Moreover, the Croatian national team will come to the city for the second time. Before that, they played here with Argentina.
The Croatian national team has confidently passed the group stage and won three victories. In general, the team looks the best in the tournament in terms of play. In the first round, the Croats beat Nigeria with a score of 2: 0, then very confidently defeated Argentina 3: 0. And in the last round they won a 2: 1 victory over Iceland. All team lines look amazing. But the center of midfield is especially strong, where the leaders of Barcelona and Real Madrid Ivan Rakitic and Luka Modric play. And Modric is now the best player in the World Championship. Undoubtedly, the Croatian national team is the main contender for the victory in this match.
The Danish national team did not perform so well in the group stage. In the first round, they won a victory over the Peru national team. Moreover, the South Americans looked much better, but they were unlucky. Then Denmark played two draws with the national teams of Australia 1: 1 and France 0: 0. This allowed the team to take second place and advance to the playoff zone. The team leader is midfielder Christian Eriksen. But his efforts may not be enough for an overall victory. Although there have already been several sensations at the tournament.
In this match, all specialists are inclined towards victory for Croatia, but it is known that this team always plays confidently in the group stage, and then quickly leaves the tournament. Therefore, it is impossible to determine the winner in advance.
