Danish FA reports death threats against striker

Cape Town - The Danish FA confirmed it has reported to police death threats made against striker Nicolai Jorgensen when receiving online abuse after a defeat to Croatia.

Jorgensen's vital spot-kick miss in a penalty shootout led to Denmark's elimination from Russia 2018 as Ivan Rakitic converted Croatia's last penalty following a 1-1 stalemate after regulation time at the Nizhny Novgorod Stadium.

"Stop. Our society must never accept death threats - neither against World Cup stars, politicians or others. It is completely unacceptable and indecent," the Danish FA said in a statement on Twitter. "We are reporting the case to the police to end this madness."

STOP. Vores samfund må aldrig acceptere dødstrusler - hverken mod VM-stjerner, politikere eller andre. Det er helt uacceptabelt og uanstændigt. Vi melder sagen til politiet for at få sat en stopper for dette vanvid. https://t.co/7mF5ejlwLp

— Dansk Boldspil-Union (@DBUfodbold) July 3, 2018

Remarkably three Danes missed from the spot despite goalkeeper Kasper Schmeichel's heroics in saving two penalties as Croatia won the shootout 3-2. Jorgensen had the unfortunate honour of being the last to do so drawing threats and abusive language on his Instagram and Facebook profiles.