Croatia 1-1 Denmark (3-2 on penalties): Ivan Rakitic seals quarter-final spot in shootout after Danijel Subasic saves three penalties and Luka Modric had seen extra-time spot-kick dramatically kept out by Kasper Schmeichel Mathias Jorgensen gave Denmark the lead inside a minute after firing home from a long throw into the box Croatia equalised three minutes later after Denmark failed to clear and Mario Mandzukic turned the ball in After 90 minutes in Nizhny Novgorod the game entered extra-time after neither side was able to find a winner With seven minutes of extra time to go, Jorgensen fouled Ante Rebic inside the box when he was through Croatia captain Luka Modric stepped up but it was well saved by Kasper Schmeichel in the Denmark goal Christian Eriksen, Milan Badelj, Lasse Schone, Josip Pivaric and Nicolai Jorgensen all missed in the shootout Danijel Subasic saved three spot-kicks before Ivan Rakitic sealed Croatia's quarter-final place on Sunday Croatia now face Russia for a place in the last-four after the host nation shocked Spain in their last-16 tie Goalkeepers were on top to the delight of Peter Schmeichel who was on his feet to roar his approval at the heroics of his son Kasper. Perhaps the Schmeichels sensed a revenge for Euro 96 when Big Pete was made to look a bit silly by a chip from Davor Suker as Denmark lost their grip on the European title. Schmeichel Jnr saved three penalties in total, one from Luka Modric, four minutes from the end of extra-time, and two more in the shootout which followed. The Juventus forward (left) fired past Denmark goalkeeper Kasper Schmeichel from close range after a defensive mix-up Croatia captain Luka Modric and Co celebrate with Mandzukic after he restored parity early in the last-16 showdown