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| Semi-final of the World Cup: Croatia against England |
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| Location: Luzhniki Stadium, Moscow Date: Wednesday, July 11 (19:00 BST) |
| Cover: Complete commentary on BBC Radio 5 live, text commentary, reportage and highlights on the BBC application Sport and Online |
Anticipation reaches its climax in England World Cup Final since 1966 beating Croatia on Wednesday.
Millions of supporters will follow the match at Moscow's Luzhniki Stadium from 19:00.
England's only triumph in the World Cup dates back 52 years. are in the last four for the first time since 1990, when they lost in West Germany.
The winners will face France or Belgium in the final at 4:00 pm BST Sunday.
"We made several pieces of history," said England director Gareth Southgate. "We only hope to break these barriers further."
The streets are deserted when people get stuck in pubs, gather around large screens or stay home to cheer on the team.
Hundreds of England Supporters hold last minute trips to Russia after the club booked its semifinal with a 2-0 win against Sweden on Saturday.
Croatia has taken the last four goals once – losing against hosts and winners. "We respect everyone – England, Belgium, France, but none of the three teams is better than us," said head coach Zlatko Dalic.
England will wear an all-white kit for the game, which is refereed by the Turkish official Cuneyt Cakir
While the country is experiencing a long heat wave, the success of England has reinforced the feeling of well-being
From ice vans to fanfares – the song of Three Lions in the summer and should be back to the charts on Friday after a sharp rise in feeds and downloads.
Originally written by The Lightning Seeds and comedians Frank Skinner and David Baddiel for the Euro 96 tournament, his famous football "Singing was resurrected."
Southgate said that he could not not listening to the song for 20 years after his failed penalty shot in the semifinals, but added: "It's nice to hear people enjoy it again. "
The mbadive celebrations have followed the victories of England so far, and a crowd of 30,000 people should attend the big-screen match at Hyde Park in London, with events in d & # 39; 39, other cities like Manchester, Sheffield, Liverpool and Bristol.
warned Fans do not want to "break the line."
They hope to avoid a repetition of alcoholic scenes on weekends where people were climbing on cars , buses and emergency vehicles.
Ambulances treated as many calls as they traditionally make New Year's Eve.
The Bluffer's Game Guide
- England is in the World Cup semi-finals since Italia's 90, when they lost in a penalty shot in Germany's West
- Nearly three quarters of the team of the Year England (17/23) were not born the last time the team reached the semi-finals
- . Captain Harry Kane aims to become the second Englishman after Gary Lineker to win the Golden Boot of the World Cup scorer. He needed a goal to beat Lineker's six mark in 1986.
- England's 11 goals up to now are tied with the record for most goals in 1966 at the World Cup. Their group, Croatia, needed time and penalties to beat Denmark in the round of 16 and Russia in the quarter-finals
Huge figures followed England's progress through the tournament, and others are expected for Wednesday's showdown.
Television: The coverage of the England Games was divided between the BBC and the ITV. The final will be on ITV. The two channels will broadcast Sunday's finale
Radio: The accumulation begins at 06:00 BST with Rachel Burden in Moscow, followed by Robbie Savage's World Cup breakfast (08: 30), then from Your Call (09:00). Mark Chapman continues coverage of Moscow from 16:00. John Murray is the commentator of the match, with a reaction thereafter in 606 hosted by Kelly Cates.
Online: All the latest news, music videos, photos, and updates will be available on BBC Sport's website starting at 7:00 AM before the full text of the commentary on the match and the Highlights thereafter
| Peak TV Hearings for the England Matches at the 2018 World Cup |
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| Tunisia 18.3m, Panama 14.1m, Belgium 18.5m, Colombia 23.6m, Sweden 19.9m |
How teams are formed
Southgate hopes to name a camp unchanged while England seeks to continue A remarkable turnaround in Iceland's humiliating defeat against the Euro 2016.
With a young team and a mixed expectation, they started the tournament with 16-1 underdogs with bookmakers, but the probabilities fell below 3-1. beat Croatia.
England recorded its biggest win at a Wor Id Cup defeated Panama 6-1 and won its first shootout against Colombia.
Croatia's previous semi-final in 1998 was the first World Cup as an independent nation.
Fifa ranking – eight places below England – but impressed by a 3-0 win against Argentina
Croatia has two of the world's best midfield at Luka Modric Real Madrid and Ivan Rakitic from Barcelona.
on both sides – the first time in the history of the tournament that none of Brazil, Germany or Argentina has made the semifinals.
A fan who shared the loyalty is the BBC presenter Adrian Chiles, whose mother is Croatian. I want them to win and that they do not lose anything, but in the end, I'm more English than Croatian. I firmly believe that England will win, "he told BBC Radio 5 live.
But Croatia's Wimbledon 2001 champion, Goran Ivanisevic, had a message for English fans who underestimate his compatriots, lose to the English because you are already in the final, you have already won, you go home, you bring a trophy, you are so arrogant, "he said.
Head-to-head
Matches: 7. Victory of the England: 4. Croatia wins: 2. Draw: 1.
Vests and Unicorns – Southgate New England
Southgate won plaudits for lead the team in a calm and confident manner and to relieve the players.
He has also become an unlikely style icon. and supporters are set to honor it with a fashion compliment on what has been described as "Waistcoat Wednesday".
Southgate, 47, may have helped boost vest sales, but he also fostered a more relaxed atmosphere in the team. ;England.
last tournament when they refused to reveal the winner of an in-house dart contest.
"Previously, when we came to play for England, it was a national team, now it's like a club," said English defender Kyle Walker
"We We used to train and sit on four walls, now we are in all the rooms, which would not have happened before and all the credit goes to the gaffer. "
The team has adopted social media, had fun with inflatable unicorns in a pool and even a day when the BBC Sport website asked fans how they had been reconquered or converted to the Three Lions, there was a long flow of answers
. the team seems to be like ordinary guys, not a huge ego or an air of sufficiency, no anger, sulking or misbehavior on or off the pitch, "said Nigel Howe, a fan of
., including Aldi and Lidl, plan to close their doors early Sunday if England is in the final.
The organizers of the Wimbledon tennis tournament say they will not change the time of the final of the men's singles, which starts at 14:00 BST and should overlap with the World Cup final two hours later.
Meanwhile, Lineker could be left to his statement earlier in the year than He would be attending the BBC's Match of the Day program in a mankini if England triumphs.
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