They had to recover a 3-2 deficit with captain Krcmar leading from the front after they break at 3-3 following Thailand missing darts to win it from 58.
Krcmar then pinned double eight to seal the win after Grbavac had missed the bull for an 83 checkout. They face Ireland later this evening in what will be a straight shootout.
While for Spain, they have a simple equation with South Africa winning through if they beat Iceland tonight.
They saw off Charrua and Egilsson 4-2 in a better display than yesterday being beaten by Vernon Bouwers and Devon Petersen.
Hitting a 110 checkout on their way to defeat the debutants, all eyes will now be on tonight to keep their hopes alive.
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Croatia recover a 3-2 deficit to get over the line against Thailand in a topsy-turvy encounter.
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