In the third round of the UEFA Nations League group stage, Croatia challenged Denmark away and finally defeated the opponent 1-0 to win the first victory of the UEFA Nations League. In this campaign, Denmark created more shooting opportunities, but never broke the goal, and the momentum of winning streaks was contained. For Croatia, The only goal scored by Passaric ended the embarrassment of a two-round winless run and set an 18-year record. In the standings, Denmark stayed at 6 points, still in the first place in the group, beating the top 2 teams. Croatia has a score of 4 points, retaining hopes of qualifying, and the World Cup runner-up is only 2 points behind and is still expected to hit the top of the table.
Croatia ranked 16th in the world with a start of €149 million, with Brozovic and Passaric leading the game, while Modric and Kovacic played as substitutes. Denmark is ranked 11th in the world with a starting value of €179 million, led by Eriksen and Geybel. Historical records show that the two sides have met in the last 6 times, Croatia has achieved 3 wins, 1 draw and 2 losses, slightly dominant. However, Denmark is in hotter form, beating World Cup champions France and Austria in a row to become the leader and Croatia is put to the test.
In the 11th minute of the game, Mailer shot from a tight angle and the ball hit the side-netting. In the 20th minute, Denmark continued to attack, the free kick in front of the field was directly crossed, Anderson received a teammate to ferry, the penalty area got up, the ball kicked away. In the 40th minute, Cornelius fired a long-range shot from the edge of the penalty area and Croatian goalkeeper Livakovic flew to save. In the 43rd minute, Denmark scored a goal, Cornelius scored, but unfortunately the referee thought that the foul was first, and the goal was invalid.
In the second half, in the 46th minute, Croatia changed three people and Modric came off the bench. In the 59th minute, Croatian forward to cooperate, Kramarić received a teammate's inverted triangle cross, pushed in the middle of the box, was blocked by Schmeichel. In the 68th minute, the deadlock was finally broken and the World Cup runner-up broke out, when Passaric swept in front of the goal and broke the score to make it 1-0! In the 81st minute, Bryce witt fired a long-range shot that was slightly offside. In the 86th minute, Denmark almost equalized, scoring a goal, but the offside came first and eventually fell at home.
The data shows that in this game, Croatia has 51% of the ball control, Denmark has 49%, the ratio of shots between the two sides is 10-16, the World Cup runner-up has a stronger grasp, and the laugh is the end. After this campaign, Denmark ended a two-game winning streak, while Croatia won the first victory of the UEFA Nations League. According to statistics, Denmark has set an embarrassing record for 18 years, and since 2004, it has been unbeatable when it comes to Croatia. In the standings, Denmark is still at the top of the table, but the advantage has weakened; Croatia overturned the lead, accumulating 4 points, and the World Cup runner-up is eager to overtake Denmark and reach the top of the table!