The biggest reaction to Croatia's win against Russia was probably in Southeast Europe, where fans of the Balkan side were keeping a close eye on the proceedings in the host country, before hitting the streets of Zagreb to party like it's 1998, which was the only other time the Blazers reached the World Cup semi-finals. Damion Jones has more.

Croatia's dismissal of World Cup hosts Russia, 4-3 in a penalty kick shootout, after battling to a 2-2 draw over 120 grueling minutes of regulation and added extra time, would send the 15,000 fans watching at Zagreb's main city square into pandemonium, with checkered shirts, scarves, and other apparel waving wildly in celebration of the Blazers advancing to the semi-finals, for the second time in their country's history, a Balkan street party the team's supporters had been envisioning for the last 20 years.

The win made the Southeast Europeans the second side to prevail on spot kicks twice at the same World Cup, after 1990's Argentina squad.

Croatia's 1998 World Cup debut resulted in an unforeseen trip to the semi-finals. Now these Blazers have matched that feat, and harbor hopes of outdoing their predecessors' third-place showing, by scraping together a victory over England, on Wednesday in Moscow. DJ, CGTN.