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Andrej Kramaric equalised for Croatia from the punishment spot with his 24th planetary goalCroatia are 1 triumph from their archetypal large rubric aft beating hosts the Netherlands successful a melodramatic Uefa Nations League semi-final.
Substitute Bruno Petkovic struck from region successful extra-time earlier Luka Modric's punishment settled a singular crippled successful Rotterdam.
A 96th-minute Dutch equaliser from Noa Lang had denied Croatia successful mean time.
But Zlatko Dalic's broadside volition present play Italy oregon Spain successful Sunday's final, portion the Dutch look a third-place play-off.
Croatia had seemed destined for the last erstwhile Andrej Kramaric's punishment and a Mario Pasalic volley enactment them up aft Donyell Malen's opener.
But Lang's last-gasp hooked decorativeness sent the crippled into an other period.
Croatia, though, picked themselves up and Petkovic - introduced astatine the commencement of extra-time - slammed past Netherlands keeper Justin Bijlow.
The triumph was sealed by 37-year-old talisman Modric from the punishment spot, aft helium was felled by a clumsy Tyrell Malacia challenge.
It means Croatia person reached conscionable their 2nd planetary final, pursuing the 2018 World Cup wherever they were beaten 4-2 by France.
For the Dutch, their planetary trophy drought present extends to beyond 35 years - they person not won a large rubric since the 1988 European Championships.
It besides continues Ronald Koeman's inauspicious commencement to his 2nd spell arsenic Netherlands manager, having mislaid 4-0 to France successful a Euro 2024 qualifier successful March.
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Line-ups
Netherlands
Formation 4-2-3-1
- 1Bijlow
- 22DumfriesSubstituted forLangat 85'minutes
- 12Geertruida
- 4van Dijk
- 5AkéSubstituted forMalaciaat 105'minutesBooked astatine 116mins
- 6WiefferSubstituted forWijnaldumat 75'minutes
- 21F de JongBooked astatine 38mins
- 18MalenSubstituted forBergwijnat 75'minutes
- 20KoopmeinersBooked astatine 93mins
- 11SimonsSubstituted forWeghorstat 64'minutes
- 9GakpoSubstituted forde Roonat 105'minutes
Substitutes
- 2Timber
- 3Blind
- 7Bergwijn
- 8Wijnaldum
- 10Lang
- 13Flekken
- 14Botman
- 15de Roon
- 16Malacia
- 17Veerman
- 19Weghorst
- 23Noppert
Croatia
Formation 4-3-3
- 1LivakovicBooked astatine 90mins
- 22JuranovicSubstituted forStanisicat 79'minutes
- 6SutaloSubstituted forPetkovicat 90'minutes
- 21Vida
- 14Perisic
- 10ModricSubstituted forBarisicat 119'minutes
- 11BrozovicBooked astatine 63mins
- 8KovacicBooked astatine 17minsSubstituted forMajerat 85'minutes
- 15PasalicBooked astatine 24mins
- 9KramaricSubstituted forErlicat 90'minutes
- 16IvanusecSubstituted forVlasicat 78'minutes
Substitutes
- 2Stanisic
- 3Barisic
- 5Erlic
- 7Majer
- 12Labrovic
- 13Vlasic
- 17Petkovic
- 18Musa
- 19Sosa
- 20Beljo
- 23Ivusic
Live Text
Match ends, Netherlands 2, Croatia 4.
Second Half Extra Time ends, Netherlands 2, Croatia 4.
Offside, Croatia. Bruno Petkovic tries a done ball, but Lovro Majer is caught offside.
Attempt missed. Ivan Perisic (Croatia) near footed changeable from extracurricular the container is precocious and wide to the close from a nonstop escaped kick.
Lovro Majer (Croatia) wins a escaped footwear successful the attacking half.
Foul by Tyrell Malacia (Netherlands).
Substitution, Croatia. Borna Barisic replaces Luka Modric.
Goal! Netherlands 2, Croatia 4. Luka Modric (Croatia) converts the punishment with a close footed changeable to the bottommost close corner.
Tyrell Malacia (Netherlands) is shown the yellowish paper for a atrocious foul.
Penalty Croatia. Bruno Petkovic draws a foul successful the punishment area.
Penalty conceded by Tyrell Malacia (Netherlands) aft a foul successful the punishment area.
Mario Pasalic (Croatia) hits the barroom with a close footed changeable from the centre of the box.
Attempt blocked. Marcelo Brozovic (Croatia) near footed changeable from the centre of the container is blocked. Assisted by Ivan Perisic.
Bruno Petkovic (Croatia) wins a escaped footwear successful the antiaircraft half.
Foul by Marten de Roon (Netherlands).
Foul by Domagoj Vida (Croatia).
Wout Weghorst (Netherlands) wins a escaped footwear connected the close wing.
Attempt missed. Noa Lang (Netherlands) close footed changeable from a hard space connected the near is close, but misses to the left.
Attempt saved. Steven Bergwijn (Netherlands) close footed changeable from the close broadside of the container is saved successful the centre of the goal. Assisted by Marten de Roon.
Offside, Croatia. Nikola Vlasic tries a done ball, but Lovro Majer is caught offside.
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