Soccer Football - World Cup - Round of 16 - Croatia vs Denmark - Nizhny Novgorod Stadium, Nizhny Novgorod, Russia - July 1, 2018 Croatia's Mario Mandzukic scores their first goal past Denmark's Kasper Schmeichel REUTERS/Darren Staples TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY - RC1695FEC920
NIZHNY NOVGOROD, Russia (Reuters) - Kasper Schmeichel could hardly have done more for his team in their World Cup clash with Croatia on Sunday but the Denmark goalkeeper ended up in the unusual position of being both man of the match and a loser.
Watched from the stands by his father Peter, Schmeichel saved a Luca Modric penalty late in extra time and another two spot kicks in the shootout only for Croatia to progress to the quarter-finals.
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