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Josko Gvardiol has been praised for a last-ditch tackle against Belgium - with some supporters labelling it 'one of the best challenges you will ever see'.
With Croatia finding themselves under the pump in the dying embers of their final group game, a goal for Belgium would have seen Roberto Martinez's side advance at the expense of Zlatko Dalic's team.
Living a charmed life, Romelu Lukaku saved the blushes of the Croatians on numerous occasions with a series of astonishing misses that left him in tears at the final whistle.
Josko Gvardiol likely kept his country in the World Cup with a remarkable bit of defending
The RB Leipzig centre-back slid in as Romelu Lukaku lurked to tap the ball home and send Belgium through
However, were it not for Gvardiol's remarkable intervention with only minutes left the scenes that saw Martinez in tears at his final post-match press conference in charge of Belgium could have been very different.
A cross swung in from the right deflected off left-back Borna Sosa and seemingly into the path of a grateful Lukaku, presented with the perfect opportunity to redeem himself. However, sticking in a leg at