#Match 4: Croatia Vs Russia
Croatia
Croatian team lead by the Real Madrid’s mid-fielder, Luka Modric has shown their ability to give performances whenever they are needed the most. They are definitely hard, but no impossible to beat.
Croatia will probably go for the kill in the 1st half as it will the only way that they can put pressure on the Russian team.
Russia
Russia shocked the world when they beat the World Cup 2010 winners and one of the WC 18’s favorites, Spain out of the tournament. Whether this was the affect of their superior attacking line-up or their home support, it does not matter now as they are serious contenders for the semi-finals.
Russia will be acting on the same strategy against Croatia that they did for Spain; Concede possession, exhaust their opposition and attack. Moreover, with the likes of Denis Cheryshev and Aleksandr Golovin, Croatia would find it extremely hard to beat the Russian team.
Prediction: Croatia 1 – 2 Russia
According, to allsportspk expert panel, Russia will beat Croatia because of their home advantage and their superior strategy plan.
Here are final predictions of Allsportspk expert panel ahead of the quarter-finals of the World Cup 2018.
- Uruguay 1 – 0 France
- Brazil 2 – 1 Belgium
- England 2 – 2 (4-3) Sweden
- Croatia 1 – 2 Russia
To find out what football fans think about the chances of each team, move to the next page!
