Football World Cup 2018 World Cup 2018 Denmark takes action over Jorgensen death threats Nicolai Jorgensen received a barrage of online abuse after missing a penalty, prompting Denmark to make a police report. Rob Lancaster 03 July, 2018 19:02 IST Jorgensen was one of three Denmark players to see penalties saved as the side lost a penalty shoot-out against Croatia on Sunday. - AFP Rob Lancaster 03 July, 2018 19:02 IST The Danish Football Association has reported death threats made towards Nicolai Jorgensen to the police, after the striker was targeted on social media following the nation's World Cup exit.Jorgensen was one of three Denmark players to see penalties saved as the side lost a penalty shoot-out against Croatia on Sunday.After the Feyenoord forward had missed his side's fifth kick, Ivan Rakitic converted from the spot to book Croatia's place in the quarterfinals at Russia 2018.With Jorgensen receiving a barrage of online abuse on his Facebook and Instagram profiles in the aftermath to the game, the Danish FA has taken action to "put an end to this madness"."STOP. Our society must never accept death threats - not against World Cup stars, politicians or anyone else. That is totally unacceptable and indecent," they said in a statement on Twitter."We are reporting the matter to the police to put an end to this madness."Christian Eriksen and Lasse Schone were the others to miss penalties for Denmark after the last-16 tie had finished 1-1 after extra time at the Nizhny Novgorod Stadium. Read more stories on World Cup 2018. For more updates, follow Sportstar on :