FIFA World Cup 2018: Croatia beat England 2-1 to enter final for 1st time
July 12, 2018 10:28 ISTMario Mandzukic scored the clincher in the second half of extra time in the semifinal to secure a spot in Sunday's final against France.
Mario Mandzukic scored the clincher in the second half of extra time in the semifinal to secure a spot in Sunday's final against France.
The 33-year-old striker, who spent nine years with the Spanish powerhouse, is to retain the number 7 at the Turin-based side.
Taking to Twitter, the 45-year-old posted a sweet video supporting the England football team, captioning it, "Come on England."
The last of the 12 Thai boys and their coach were freed earlier on Tuesday from a cave where they had been trapped for more than two weeks.
Croatia has never advanced to the championship match. The wait for England to reach a second final dates back to 1966, when it won the World Cup for the only time.
After reaching the World Cup semifinals for the first time since 1986, Roberto Martinez's talent-packed team lost 1-0 to France on Tuesday.
It was France's backline, not its slick attackers, that carried the team to the World Cup final with a 1-0 victory over Belgium on Tuesday.
France, the 1998 champions and runners-up in 2006, will play either Croatia or England in Sunday's final at Moscow.
The 33-year-old Ronaldo is currently on vacation in Greece after Portugal's elimination from the World Cup.
Ozil has been in the firing line since he and national teammate Ilkay Gundogan posed for photos with Turkey President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in May.
The experienced Hugo Lloris, set to make his 103rd international appearance, will be facing a Belgian team that has scored a tournament-leading 14 goals in five matches.
Vincent Kompany is getting ready to face France at St. Petersburg on Tuesday in a matchup of two title favorites.
Wilshere, who has 34 senior caps and two goals, was unable to win a place in England's World Cup squad which made him make the decision to leave the club.
Paulinho made 63 league appearances for Guangzhou over three seasons before joining Barcelona for 40 million euros last August.
Enrique replaces Julen Lopetegui, who was sacked on the eve of the World Cup after accepting the job at Real Madrid.
Belgium must cope without defender Thomas Meunier, whose runs down the flank are a key part of Belgium's attack.
They have impressed audiences with their great skills, superb goals and have shown the world that they are the future stars.
Croatia have played two matches consecutively which has led to penalties and with injuries lurking around, the coach believes that they have something special lined up for England.
Spain drew with Portugal and Morocco and beat Iran to get out of their group, but lost to Russia on penalties in the round of 16.
Defender Sergei Ignashevich has announced his retirement from football after Russia lost to Croatia in the FIFA World Cup 2018 quarter-finals.
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