Semi-finals of the 2018 World Cup: national teams, coaches and performance

The article prepares a detailed badysis of each team challenging the decisive phase of international competition.

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Who only sees the Belgian team could bet on Eden Hazard as team ace. But the 10th shirt is not the main Belgian name of the World Cup. Not that it makes a bad tournament, far from it. However, it is Romelu Lukaku who benefits from this post. The Manchester United striker has scored four goals and helped in four games. The 25-year-old was still decisive in the round of 16, when the Belgians beat Japan 3-2. He took part in the last goal, cutting for Chadli's goal.

The coach

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The Spanish Roberto Martínez is the one who commands the Belgian national team. Adept at 3-4-3, the coach usually climbs three defenders in the defensive system, put a line of four in the middle of the field, with midfielder (Axel Witsel), a midfielder (Kevin De Bruyne ), side by side on the right (Thomas Meunier), a leader on the left (Carrasco), and three forwards – Hazard, Mertens and Romelu Lukaku.

Despite his strong preference in nearly two years of work, Roberto Martínez has been shown versatile in the match against Brazil in the semifinals of the World Cup. He drew an attacker – Dries Mertens -, pulled the flank of the second row of four men to the first and threw the team in a 4-4-2. The option made Belgium a deadly country in counterattack, especially with Kevin De Bruyne coming up on the right.

The Campaign

Belgium is the only team with a 100% advantage among the semi-finalists of the World Cup.It is not surprising that the 7 jersey scored a goal for ensure the triumph of the Brazilian national team. The team of Roberto Martínez defeated all his opponents in 90 minutes. The team has crossed Panama (3-0), Tunisia (5-2), England (1-0), Japan (3-2) and Brazil (2-1).

FRANCE

The player

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Kylian Mbappé is undoubtedly the star of the French national team. At the age of 19, the Paris Saint-Germain striker shone in the decisive moments and was one of the big names of his arrival in the semifinals of the World Cup. His main performance was against Argentina in the round of 16. Shirt 10 made two goals and still suffered the penalty converted by Antoine Griezmann. He scored three goals in the competition, averaging every 118 minutes here.

The coach

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Didier Deschamps is the coach of France. Challenge by the group live football, when they beat Australia and Peru with great difficulty and have not left a draw with Denmark, the coach found the ideal training in the round of 16 and kept it in the quarterfinals. He is a supporter of a very used team in world football – 4-3-3, with a fixed center-forward.

The Campaign

The performance of France is very good up to now. The team remains undefeated at the World Cup with four wins and one draw. In the group stage, the French beat Australia (2-1) and Peru (1-0) and drew with Denmark (0-0). In the round of 16, the team defeated Argentina (4-3) and Uruguay (2-0).

CROATIA

The player

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Luka Modric is the main name of Croatia in the World Cup. Owner of the 10 shirt, the player who belongs to Real Madrid scored two goals and gave a hand in 5 games played by the team. The 32-year-old midfielder reaches 81% of the pbades that he tries per game. He has an average of 60.2 confrontation attempts so far.

The coach

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The scheme adopted by Croatia is very common in world football – 4-4-2. Coach Zlatko Dalić is a fan of the game form and has enough coins to strengthen the midfield and reach the attack. He has three quality men in the creation – Luka Modric, Ivan Rakitic and Ivan Perisic – and tries to give the ball to the attacking pair – formed by Andrek Kramaric and Mario Mandzukic.

The campaign

Croatia surprised in the group stage and got three successive victories – Nigeria (2-0), Argentina (3-0) and Iceland (2-1) . The team, however, found more difficulties in the knockout phase and drew 1-1 with Denmark (2-2) and Russia (2-2). In both cases, the Croatians won on penalties.

ENGLAND

O crack

You can not speak English and not think about Harry Kane. The striker who belongs to Tottenham Hotspur is the top scorer of the World Cup with six goals scored. He scored six goals in three games and went blank in the tournament quarter-finals.

Gareth Southgate is the spirit behind the strong English team, United States of America, United States.

Gareth Southgate semifinal of a World Cup for the first time since 1990. The coach rides the team in a training not common at the present time. He climbs his commanders in 3-5-2 and forces the air play, especially towards Harry Kane. The coach worked a lot on penalties and the English team won a match for the first time in the history of the World Cup. There had been training on penalties since last March.

The Campaign

England started the World Cup with good performances and won two consecutive victories against Tunisia (2-1) and Panama (6-1). The English team lost against Belgium (1-0) and went on to qualify for second place in Group G. In the round of 16, the team drew 1-1 against the Colombia but has qualified on penalties. The English beat Sweden 2-0 in the quarter-finals.