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MOSCOW (AP) The last Wednesday at the World Cup (all local times):
12:05
Harry Kane and his England team remained on the field long after the additional time of 2-1. loss for Croatia, recognizing the thousands of fans coming to Russia to see the Three Lions play for the first time in the World Cup semi-finals in 28 years.
England took the advantage in the fifth minute with Kieran Trippier kicked and held until the 68th when Croatia equalized. Both teams had chances to score before Mario Mandzukic scored the goal of Croatia in 109th position.
Kane, who leads the scorers with six goals, says the injury will last a long time.
The English captain says, "It hurts a lot, it will hurt for a while, of course, but we can keep our heads high."
England almost returned to the finals World Cup for the first time since his home win in 1966. Confidence was building in England that the group of young players Gareth Southgate could end the long drought. Instead, England will meet Belgium in the third place qualifiers on Saturday.
Kane says, "It was great to arrive at this point but we wanted to continue. I do not know what else to say. It hurts.
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11: 37 pm
Croatia goes to the World Cup final for the first time after beating England 2-1 in extra time.
Mario Mandzukic scored goal The second half of the semifinal overtime allowed a place for Sunday's final against France.
The Croatians relaunched for a third straight match, Ivan Perisic equalizing with 68th minute volley after Kieran Trippier's opening The England striker got a free kick in the fifth period.
Mandzukic took the lead of Perisic in the 109th minute and pushed back the goalkeeper English Jordan Pickford, causing celebrations in the corner
The World Cup continues.England won the home title in 1966 on his last trip to the finals.
The Croatians have played more than time during their three elimination matches dir ecte, while France won its three knockout matches in 90 minutes. An extra day to rest.
England and Belgium will play for the second time in the tournament when they will play third place in St. Petersburg on Saturday. Belgium won their match in the group stage where both teams were lining up second-row alignments.
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23h22
Mario Mandzukic gave Croatia a 2-1 lead over England in the second half
The Croatian striker took the advantage on the head of Ivan Perisic and beat the English goalkeeper Jordan Pickford in the 109th minute
who left Croatia 11 minutes from the first World Cup final. England needs a goal to have a chance of reaching its first World Cup final since its victory in 1966.
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11:15 pm
L & # 39; England and World Cup semifinal are still tied 1-1 After more time, Croatian defender Sime Vrsaljko blocked a shot on the line.
Neither team has managed to score since the shot of the 68th minute of Ivan Perisic. England had opened the scoring with a Kieran Trippier free kick in the fifth minute
England could have gone 2-1 to nine minutes of overtime but Vrsaljko opened John Stones' header.
Croatian Mario Mandzukic He was injured in injury time after colliding with English goalkeeper Jordan Pickford, who blocked his shot.
If the match is sanctioned, Croatia becomes the first team to play three shootouts in a single World Cup. will return to Lizhniki Stsadium Sunday to face France in the final
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22h51
England and Croatia will extend their stay after the semi-final of the World Cup finished 1-1 in regulation. [19659002IvanPerisegeaggregatedwiththisprogressbehaviourof68thoutthiswasnotofKieranFrenchfromthefifthperiodwhichhaddeliveredtoEngland
Perisic nearly doubled a second goal a few moments after his first goal. successively. 19659002] With England barely hung in the final stages, Jordan Pickford saved a shot of Mario Mandzukic. Shortly after, Perisic recovered the ball over the bar with Pickford offside.
This is the third consecutive game that the Croatians have taken an extra time. They beat Denmark and Russia on penalties. England won a shootout against Colombia in the round of 16, but beat Sweden 2-0 in the quarterfinals.
The winner will return to the Luzhniki Stadium on Sunday to face France in the final of the World Cup
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Ivan Perisic equalized to allow Croatia to make 1-1 in half – World Cup final against England
Perisic jumped to meet Sime Vrsaljko with his left foot Jordan Pickford in the 68th minute. Pickford had not cashed since England's win over Colombia in the round of 16.
Croatia has come back from one goal in each of its last three games – the last two went on penalties after extra time. [19659002LinhnikiaffronteralaFinancialFinancialfinancialwinnerinfinal
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22h18
England leads Croatia 1-0 one hour away from the World Cup semi-finals. Kieran Trippier's free kick in the fifth minute remains the difference between England and a Croatian team that seems tired after extending its last two games, which were spent on penalties.
The defense of England prevented an opportunity to score clearly half of his game.
The winner will qualify to face France in the final on Sunday
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21:55 pm [19659002] Wimbledon would rather watch the semi-finals of the English World Cup rather than watch the action at the All England Club.
Wimbledon's No. 1 Court was less than a third full for the quarter-final between John Isner and Milos Raonic. At the same time that England faced Croatia in Moscow
the Court Center was close to full for the most important match between Rafael Nadal and Juan Martin del Potro which was taking place at the same time. Only a few spots of empty seats were visible, although many fans saw their attention split between the screens of their phone and the court
Richard Lewis, the general manager of the All England Club, said this week that fans of tennis the football match, as long as they did not bother the players or other supporters.
1 The quarter-final was full for quarter-finalist Roger Federer, eight-time world champion, and Kevin Anderson of South Africa, who managed two innings to beat the Swiss star. But that match went deep into the fifth set – which Anderson won 13-11 – and the clock slipped around 5 pm. At the local time, a male fan shouted at the players to hurry up a bit.
"I need to watch football," he shouted.
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21:46 pm
England has 1-0 at halftime leading Croatia 1-0 in the semifinal of the World Cup after Kieran Trippier has scored on a free kick
Trippier wrapped the ball on the Croatian wall and in the net in the fifth minute. A goal scored in the last two knockout games, but which had already rallied quickly
This time, the Croatians have scored only a few shots on goal from Jordan Pickford from the outside from the penalty area, most out of the target. England could have scored a second when Jesse Lingard received the ball in the space on the edge of the area at the 35th, but he opened the scoring.
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21:06 pm
Kieran Trippier gave England a 1-0 lead with a fifth-minute free kick in the World Cup semifinal against Croatia.
Trippier scored with the first in England Kick the direct free kick on the wall and in the upper right corner of the goal
It's Trippier's first goal for the first time. England
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9pm
World Cup of England and Croatia England started the match at Luzhniki stadium in Moscow. This is the first World Cup semifinal since 1990 for England, which won the World Cup in 1966. Croatia continues its first World Cup after its only participation in the semi-final of the defeat against France in 1998.
a big banner saying "thank you, Russia" before the kickoff.
The winner will advance to face France in the final of Sunday
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20h50
There is no representative of the British state in the VIP box The British government and the royal family boycotted the tournament, but FIFA has already announced that England's matches in Russia were followed by the ambbadador or deputy ambbadador
since the quarterfinal from England. On Saturday, a British woman died after being poisoned by a nerve agent.
British police said it was the same substance used to poison ex-spy Sergei Skripal and his daughter Yulia in Britain in March. The British government has blamed Skripal's poisoning on Russia, which denies any involvement.
British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson resigned on Monday over a dispute over British policy to leave the European Union
Plenkovic, according to a list of guests issued by FIFA
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20h35
Some supporters of the Luzhniki stadium in Moscow mock the name of Croatian defender Domagoj Vida before the World Cup semi-final England
Vida has received a formal warning from the governing body of football for having shouted "glory to Ukraine" in a video posted after Croatia beat Russia in the quarterfinals.
The video irritated some Russians. The tension between Russia and Ukraine has remained high since 2014 after the annexation of the Crimean peninsula by Russia in 2014 and its support to pro-Russian separatists in the east of the country. ;Ukraine.
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20h25
Croatia and England teams Croatian players, dressed in dark blue shorts and light blue swimsuits, came out first and threw the ball on half of the lawn of the Luzhniki stadium.
They were followed a few minutes later by English players, wearing white shorts and white shirts with blue and red on the chest
The winner will return Sunday at the Luzhniki Stadium to face France 1998 in the final .
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8:15 pm
The theme of the World Cup was still to be discussed at the NATO summit with French President Emmanuel Macron and Belgian Prime Minister Charles Michel both.
Many Belgians continued to be convinced that their team should play in Sunday's final instead of the Blues.
At the opening statement of the official summit, Michel stepped aside from discussions on military spending to give his opinion on France 1-0 Winner of Belgium in the semi-finals of the World Cup.
While the other 28 leaders were listening, Michel went straight to Macron and said, "Frankly, Emmanuel, the French team was very lucky."
"Belgians are not usually too" Then he tried to bring the discussion back to military issues. "As in football, fair play and team spirit are what we More than ever, "said Michel in an apparent jab to US President Trump who continues to question why the United States must bear a heavy financial burden for the defense of the United States. West.
Trump did not immediately spond. The United States did not qualify for the World Cup in Russia, but conducted a joint bid with Mexico and Canada that won the right to host the flagship event in 2026. [19659002] –
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Croatian coach Zlatko Dalic has only made a change to his starting lineup for the World Cup semi-final against England , prompting midfielder Marcelo Brozovic to replace striker Andrej Kramaric. Right-back Sime Vrsaljko retains starting post despite overtime injury in quarter-final victory over Russia
Defender Domagoj Vida, scorer of a goal against Russia, starts despite a dispute that has lasted for several days. The video drew an official warning from tournament organizers Vida and irritated some Russian social media users
Croatia's only Croatian semifinal at the World Cup ended in a defeat of France in 1998.
will play against France in the final.
Composition of Croatia: Danijel Subasic, Sime Vrsaljko, Ivan Strinic, Ivan Perisic, Dejan Lovren, Ivan Rakitic, Luka Modric, Marcelo Brozovic, Mario Mandzukic, Ante Rebic, Domagoj Vida.
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19h55
Gareth Southgate has chosen an unaltered lineup for the third game in a row as England wants to reach its first World Cup final since 1966.
The semifinal match against Croatia in Moscow marks the fourth time this tournament that the coach from England has used this range. The same team defeated Tunisia 2-1 in the group stage, Colombia on penalties in the round of 16 and Sweden 2-0 in the quarter-finals.
England returned to the World Cup semi-finals for the first time since 1990, while Croatia In England, Jordan Pickford, Kyle Walker, John Stones, Harry Maguire
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The Croatian team arrived at the Luzhniki stadium for its World Cup semi-final match against England.
About 15 minutes after England came out on the ground to monitor the surroundings The Croats did the same thing.
Croatia participates for the second time in the semi-finals of the World Cup. The Croats reached the same turn at the 1998 tournament in France, but lost against the host team.
Croatians win consecutive wins in penalty kicks after extra time in knockout matches against Denmark and Russia. The winner of Wednesday's semi-final will face France in the final at the same stage on Sunday
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19:30
FIFA announces legal action against a Saudi television channel broadcasting a world pirate [19659002] The World Cup and TV rights of the Champions League for the Middle East are a proxy battlefield in an ancestral boycott of Qatar, host of the 2022 World Cup. BeOutQ broadcasts major football competitions even if beIN sports Qatar holds the rights for the region.
Qualifying BeOutQ as a "pirate entity", FIFA states that it "hired a lawyer to sue in Saudi Arabia and works with others"
C & # 39; is the first time that FIFA identifies Saudi Arabia as the source of the broadcasts.
FIFA adds that she "urges the authorities of Saudi Arabia and the various countries where these illegal activities have been observed to support us in the fight against piracy. "
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19:25
The England team arrived at the Luzhniki stadium for its World Cup semi-final match against Croatia
Harry Kane, Dele Alli and the rest of the team got off their bus and went out on the ground with more than an hour and a half before the kickoff.
England plays in its first Cup semi-final since 1990. The English have not reached the final since 1966, when they won the title at home.Croatia is back in the semifinals for the first time since 1998 and n & rsquo; Never reached the final
The winner of Wednesday's match will face France in the final on Sunday.
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19:04 pm
FIFA imposed fines totaling 120,000 Swiss francs ( $ 120,800) in England and Uruguay for players wearing unapproved socks in the quarterfinals of the World Cup. commercial branding "in the warmups and during the match against Sweden on Saturday. FIFA says that officials from the England team have been warned not to violate the World Cup marketing rules.
The Uruguayan federation must pay 50,000 Swiss francs ($ 50,300) to challenge the warnings before a player wears a pair of socks. Friday
FIFA had already fined Sweden 70,000 francs for wearing the wrong socks.
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6:46 pm
FIFA wants fewer images of attractive women in the next stages of the World Cup. FIFA diversity officer Federico Addiechi said the football body would discuss with national broadcasters and its own TV production team
The subject was the subject of a Wednesday review of the FIFA Anti-discrimination Program in Russia. According to Addiechi, FIFA's positions are "a normal evolution", and emissions in Russia have already improved since the 2014 World Cup in Brazil.
He says that FIFA has already intervened with broadcasters "on a case-by-case basis when certain cases arose and that they were fairly obvious."
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6:21 pm
French President Emmanuel Macron will meet Russian Vladimir Putin with France at the World Cup final in Moscow – and on the eve of Putin's high-level meeting with US President Donald Trump
France won its semifinal on Tuesday night to advance to Sunday's final. Macron was in the semi-final in St. Petersburg and will return to Russia for the decisive closing match.
Macron's office said that he will take advantage of his trip for a meeting with Putin, but did not specify what the two presidents will discuss
Macron sought to raise the profile of the France by engaging with other world leaders even when they take controversial action. Macron met Wednesday with Trump at a NATO summit in Brussels where US President criticized European allies
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18:03
Anti-discrimination experts say with surprise that badism has been a bigger problem than racism at the World Cup.
The director of a group called the Fare Network, which helps FIFA fight discrimination, reported 30 cases of "badism on the street" by male fans. According to the director of the awards, Piara Powar, about half of the female broadcasters were "accosted to the antenna".
He believes that there have been many, many more unreported cases where Russian women have been targeted.
problem because of longstanding problems in Russian football and among other bases of European supporters. FIFA has fined football federations, including Serbia, Russia and Poland, for racist, nationalist and offensive banners.
Powar claims that the international audience of the World Cup is "very different from the supporters of national football". He suggests "if you come to this tournament with prejudices, and do not like people of a different nationality, then generally you are in the wrong place."
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4:45 pm
The President The organizing committee of the World Cup of Russia lamented an apparent lack of supporters for the semifinals and the final.
Hundreds of empty seats for the 1-0 win in the semifinal against Belgium on Tuesday in St. Petersburg. the semi-finals did not attract large groups of traveling fans from South American countries.
Travel agents have reported a wave of late interest from British and Croatian fans Arkady Dvorkovich says: "The teams that had the most fans in Russia left early. The Latin American teams, Germany and other teams are gone, and we are in the semi-finals with the teams that have the fewest supporters, so it's not really good for the team. # 39; football economy this week.
England plays Croatia in the second semifinal on Wednesday for a spot in Sunday's final against France.
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15:15
The World Cup ended at the top of NATO in Brussels
May and her Belgian counterpart swapped national team jerseys at the EU summit two weeks before their countries meet at the World Cup. And may already have a shirt of Croatia before the semifinal on Wednesday.
May and Croatian Prime Minister Andrej Plenkovic met on the sidelines of the NATO summit for friendly exchange. remains convinced that England will advance to its first final since 1966.
May indicates that England coach "Gareth Southgate and the boys have done a fantastic job and I'm sure that & ## They will continue and do well. I wish them the best of luck. "
The last exchange was not lucky for the month of May, Belgium defeating England in group, but Belgium was eliminated by France in the first semi-final of the World Cup, a course through the playoffs that England has avoided.
Leaders meet in Brussels for the annual summit of 29 allies of NATO.Le FIFA leaves Wednesday a top official of the Croatian football watching the World Cup semi-final against England from a VIP section, although it was sentenced last month in a corruption case related to the transfer of Luka Modric
When Croatia beat Russia in the quarter-finals on Saturday, the general manager of the football federation sat in the same row as President Kolinda Grabar-Kitarovic and Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev.
Damir Vrbanovic has maintained his position since sentenced by a court in Croatia in June to a term of imprisonment of three years – although Article 68 of the FIFA Disciplinary Code prohibits officials "from being found guilty of any offense". a criminal offense in the last five years ". 59002] However, FIFA has decided that the award is not final because the former director general of Dinamo Zagreb appeals to a higher court.
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