For news, stories, results and more, follow us: - @CBSSportsSoccer - @RGonzalezCBS - Facebook. But that lead was short lived. Ivan Rakitic scored the winning penalty as Croatia returns to the semifinals for the first time since 1998. And with that, the field is set. After that, it was far from it, producing one of the most intense, heart-wrenching games we've seen in Russia. Covering the impact of coronavirus on the sports world. And in the extra session, it looked like Croatia was well on their way to the victory and avoiding penalty kicks. If the live blog doesn't load properly, click here. Croatia goalkeeper Danijel Subasic once again came up big, making some big saves in regulation, one after getting injured, and saving Russia's first penalty kick… Croatia began to control the ball more and play down the wing, and that's when Mario Mandzukic found Andrej Kramaric for the equalizer  eight minutes later: Kramaric equalizes for Croatia! CBS Sports is a registered trademark of CBS Broadcasting Inc. Commissioner.com is a registered trademark of CBS Interactive Inc. site: media | arena: soccer | pageType: stories | pic.twitter.com/VMOk4HlEsu. section: | slug: croatia-vs-russia-final-score-recap-rakitics-penalty-kick-sends-croatia-to-world-cup-semifinals | sport: soccer | route: article_single_special | It's Belgium vs. France on Tuesday, and England vs. Croatia on Wednesday. The teams then went back and forth in regulation, and neither could find the winner, sending the game into extra time. All Rights Reserved. A wild 1-1 match after 90 minutes saw each team score again in extra time, with penalty kicks deciding consecutive matches for both teams. RUSSIA EQUALIZE! But then, with just five minutes to go, Mario Fernandes played the role of hero, heading home a set piece to make it 2-2. Fyodor Smolov tried a cheeky lofted shot to open it, and Subasic read it well to save it. And in the penalty kicks, Russia lost its composure. Both teams went 30 extra minutes in their round of 16 clash, with Russia beating Spain and Croatia beating Denmark. Croatia goalkeeper Danijel Subasic once again came up big, making some big saves in regulation, one after getting injured, and saving Russia's first penalty kick. pic.twitter.com/H3aH1Em3DP. 5:09 pm ET, 2018 World Cup: England defeats Sweden 2-0, LOOK: Twitter has jokes after Brady's late-game blunder, Wichita State investigating hoops coach Marshall, NFL Week 5 schedule changes: What to know, Titans-Bills game pushed to Tuesday, but it's contingent, MLB playoffs: Yankees force Game 5; Astros close out A's, Broncos-Pats game moved to Monday at 5 p.m. EST, NFL mock draft: Three QBs go in the top four, Wainwright: Some Cards believe the Earth is flat. Domagoj Vida headed home from a corner kick in the 101st minute for the 2-1 lead: Croatia take the lead in extra time!Can Russia make a comeback? Fernandez went from hero to villain, missing the goal completely on his opportunity, as Rakitic sent his team into the next round: HE DOES IT AGAIN!For the second game in a row, Rakitic wins the penalty shootout for Croatia. pic.twitter.com/ANkbNb8haH. 6-keys: media/spln/soccer/worldcup/free/stories_live-blog, at pic.twitter.com/OdHGvfLyBZ. After France, Belgium and England all clinched a spot in the World Cup semis, Croatia joined them on Saturday after beating host Russia 4-3 in penalty kicks. It was a match that, frankly, was pretty boring for the first 30 minutes. © 2004-2020 CBS Interactive. With the score 0-0 and neither team looking like much of a threat, Russia start Denis Cheryshev scored the opener with one of the goals of the tournament, freezing Subasic from outside the box: MY GOODNESS, Denis Cheryshev pic.twitter.com/GC70eDB7cv.