Mario Mandžukić

Four full charter flights are taking off from Zagreb to Moscow on Wednesday alongside regular flights to the Russian capital as Croatia's footballers prepare for their World Cup semi-final showdown with England.

Croatia's national football team has gone through to the World Cup quarter-finals after beating Denmark 3-2 in a penalty shootout in Nizhny Novgorod.

After the adrenalin-filled drama on the football pitch on Sunday, the whole country went into delirium.

Gonzalo Higuain came off the bench to open the scoring for Juventus and Mario Mandzukic added a second as the Italian champion beat Olympiakos 2-0 in Turin in their Champions League Group D clash on Wednesday.

Despite a courageous effort, Greek champions Olympiakos were unable to keep a clean sheet, conceding two goals in the second half (Higuain 69’, Mandzukic 80’) too Juventus in Turin, Italy on Wednesday night for their Group D second match. The reds will travel to Spain to face Barcelona in the next match.