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Who will join France in the final? England led 1-0 against Croatia at the break in the semifinals of the World Cup-2018 Wednesday in Moscow.
It was Kieran Trippier who scored on a superb free kick in the 5th minute. The "Three Lions" have not been in the final of a World Cup since the 1966 edition they won at home.
France waits for the winner in Sunday's final in Moscow at Luzhniki stadium. The Blues celebrate this year the 20 years of their only world title.
THE DIRECT
PLACE AUX EXTENSIONS
> 90e: both seem paralyzed in this end of the match and do not dare to project forward anymore.
> 84e: every action becomes dangerous on both sides. It goes in all directions.
> 79e: After having lived a few complicated minutes, the English reacted thanks to the entry into the game of Rashford but the match is now very balanced.
> 72nd: what an opportunity for the Croats! Perisic recovers the ball at the entrance of the big rectangle before dribbling his opponent and sending a cross shot on the opposite post.
> 68th, GOAL FOR CROATIA (1-1): At the fall of a superb center Vrsaljko came from the right, Perisic ahead of Walker in the small rectangle to send the leather at the bottom of the net Pickford.
> 64th: the match redouble intensity and duels are more and more virile. Goal chances, on the other hand, are rare
> 57th: Zlatko Dalic's men can not find solutions to shake their opponent who has managed to bring the danger to the goal of Subasic.
> 49e: the Croatia has a higher possession of ball since the beginning of the second period but this little domination remains sterile.
MID-TIME
> 42nd: the men of Southgate have the stranglehold on this meeting in the face of completely amorphous Croats, who do not find solutions.
> 36e: the English insist and want to take shelter by doubling the stake. Lingard, in particular, missed a great opportunity at the entrance of the big rectangle.
> 30th: what a double opportunity for the Three Lions! Well served in the back of the defense, Harry Kane found himself facing the opposing goalkeeper who stopped his first shot from close range. The Tottenham striker then recovered the leather before shooting the post!
> 24th: now regrouped in their game, the English are dangerous as soon as they recover the ball trying to leave quickly against.
> 17th: the Croats took a blow on the head and do not manage to get their heads out of the water in the face of a well-placed enemy defensive block.
> 13th: A big fanfare for the men of Southgate who exert impressive pressure on a Croatia without balloon since the the beginning of the match.
> 10th: Coldly picked, the Croats tried to react but the Three Lions remain very well organized in defense.
> 5th, GOAL FOR ENGLAND (0-1) : Defender Kieran Trippier opened the scoring by converting a splendid free kick to the entrance to the surface.
> 4th : from the first moments, the English put their foot on the ball to control the debates.
> 1e: the kick-off was given by England!
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The PRE-GAME
The right-back of Atletico Madrid Sime Vrsaljko, who was injured in the quarter-final against the host country of Russia (2-2, 4 tab to 3), is finally Holder, like goalkeeper Danijel Subasic, Wednesday for the semifinal of the World Cup-2018 against Harry Kane's England, in Moscow.
Coach Zlatko Dalic said Tuesday he wants to rely on players "to 100% "for the match against England, which will determine the opponent of France in the final of the World Cup-2018, Sunday in the same stadium Loujniki.
Unsurprisingly, the middle Croatian will be composed of two stars of the small country 4 million inhabitants, the Barcelonan Ivan Rakitic and the Madrilenian Luka Modric, captain. And Monaco goalkeeper Danijel Subasic, determining in the eighth against Denmark and in the quarter against Russia, both won on penalties, will take his place well.
He will face the onslaught of the attack Englishman, led by captain and top scorer Harry Kane, as well as Manchester City forward Raheem Sterling. Coach Gareth Southgate, acclaimed by English fans as he entered the field at 1:30 am kickoff, renewed his three-man defense consisting of Kyle Walker, John Stones and Harry Maguire.
England has not not won a semifinal since winning the World Cup in 1966, while Croatia lost the only semi they played in 1998 against France. She was then defeated by an improbable defender Lilian Thuram
The composition of the teams
Croatia: Subasic, Vrsaljko, Lovren , Vida, Strinic, Rakitic, Modric, Brozovic, Perisic, Mandzukic and Rebic
England: Pickford, Trippier, Walker, Maguire Stones, Young, Henderson, Dele, Lingard, Sterling and Kane. 19659041]
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