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Moscow (dpa) – Croatia and England clash at 8 pm during the second semifinal of the World Cup at the Luschniki Moscow stadium.
The English coach Gareth Southgate can once again reach the World Cup final for the first time since they won the World Cup in 1966 with a win. For the Croatians, midfielder Luka Modric of Real Madrid is on the first final participation. The euphoria knows no bounds in both countries.
PUBLIC SCREENING: The island is upside down. That there will be no public viewing, it's only by name. Because it's the English word for "mortuary". There will be public screenings for that. The largest of Hyde Park in London. Demand has significantly exceeded the number of 30,000 tickets. The lucky ones had to be drawn – so many World Cup tickets were easier to get. And the demand so great that the technology has failed. "The World Cup fever has seized London and the whole nation," said Mayor of London Sadiq Khan. Lightning seeds enter and sing "Football & Coming Home".
EUPHORIA: The biggest Croatian tabloid "24sata" praised the gloves of national goalkeeper Danijel Subasic for the most beautiful picture in jubilation. There were pictures of toddlers and dogs in the national jersey. A pair even touched the national shirt over a wedding dress and a suit. "Croatia has recorded the total hysteria of football," wrote the celebrity portal "Index". President Kolinda Grabar-Kitarovic, who celebrated the quarter-final victory with the players of the locker room, will be for the third time at the stadium, taking with him Andrej Plenkovic, the head of government.
RUBBER HENS: The National Coach of England Gareth Southgate has brought to light the fun factor – and the unusual training methods. The day before the big game, the coach was training his pros with a rubber chicken, which Harry Kane and Co. threw themselves with a big laugh. The curious exercise in the English training camp at Repino near St. Petersburg served to warm up and was well received by the players.
UNITED STATES: Southgate also sees its team leading the semi-finals for a mission beyond sport.
"Our fans have long suffered from football," said the former professional. "Our country has gone through difficult times in terms of unity, and sport and football in particular have the power to fix it, it's a special feeling and a privilege for us." The Three Lions are back for the first time in 28 years in the semifinals of a World Cup.
CALL FOR CROATIA: At Luka Modric, coach Zlatko Dalic's team has perhaps the most outstanding player of this World Cup. All attacks are played by Real Madrid's smart and strong ball dispenser, who still has a world-clbad man with Barcelona star Ivan Rakitic.
In the badault of the 1998 World Cup, there is a good mix: former Bayern professional Mario Mandzukic, the powerful Ante Rebic of Eintracht Frankfurt and the Hoffenheim Andre Kramaric, who finds a hole in the narrowest space. On the defensive, Dejan Lovren (Liverpool) and Domagoj Vida (Besiktas) are two laterals.
THE SPEECH OF ENGLAND: The English revised their football, the influences of the best foreign coaches like Pep Guardiola or Jürgen Klopp involved. They have a lot of small blocks in their squad, the last three players from Manchester City and Tottenham Hotspur and two from Manchester United were in the starting lineup. And after the era of dominant but overwhelming leaders like John Terry, Steven Gerrard or Frank Lampard, they are now a real collective.
You have a very good goaltender at Jordan Pickford, a strong goalscorer in Harry Kane and you can even shoot penalties right now and you're not afraid of them. As they only had to challenge one, they have less extension in the bones than the Croats. They also see this as a big advantage.
THE MOST IMPORTANT DUALS: Although the Croats do not even have 30 years of badociative history, the two teams have already met seven times. Five games were mandatory, but none took place at a World Cup. In a European championship final, they only met in 2004 during the last group match. Croatia led by Niko Kovac, England won by two goals from Wayne Rooney 4-2 and came. Whenever both entries in the tournament have been spoiled. England missed a ticket to the 2008 European Championship by beating Croatia 2-3 in the last group match and two years later they were deprived of a 5-1 deal defeat to the rivals of Croatia Ukraine 2-1 in third-to-last match World Cup participation.
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