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The most important for the England vs Croatia World Cup semi-final
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The English team around the attacker Harry Kane was training with rubber chicken before the half finals of the World Cup. Photo: Owen Humphreys / PA wire
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England or Croatia? In the semifinal on Wednesday, the second finalist of the World Cup will be determined in Moscow. In both countries, the euphoric enthusiasm for the match is feverish.
M oskau (dpa) – Croatia and England face each other in the second semifinal of the World Cup at Luschniki stadium in Moscow at 20:00
L & # 39; English coach Gareth Southgate wins victory Win the World Cup in 1966 to reach the final of the World Cup. For the Croatians, midfielder Luka Modric of Real Madrid is on the verge of the first final appearance. 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 hit London and the nation," said London Mayor Sadiq Khan. The 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 photo 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 with Andrej Plenkovic, the head of government
RUBBER: Coach Gareth Southgate prepares the Factor Fun World Cup – and on 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, warmed up and was well received by the players.
UNITY: Southgate also sees his team before the semifinals for a mission beyond sport. "Our supporters have suffered for a long time from football," said the former professional. "Our country has gone through tough times in terms of unity, and sport and football in particular have the power to fix it." The Three Lions are back in the semi-finals. a World Cup for the first time in 28 years.
THE CALL OF CROATIA: At Luka Modric, the team of coach Zlatko Dalic may have the best player WM. All attacks are played by Real Madrid's smart and powerful rocket launcher, who still has a world-clbad player with Barcelona star Ivan Rakitic
In attack, third place at the 1998 World Cup has a good mix: Bayern professional Mario Mandzukic, the powerful Ante Rebic of Eintracht Frankfurt and the Hoffenheim Andre Kramaric, who finds space in a confined space. On the defensive, Dejan Lovren (Liverpool) and Domagoj Vida (Besiktas) are two washed out sides
THE SPEECH OF ENGLAND: The English have reorganized their football, influenced by the best foreign coaches such as Pep Guardiola and Jürgen . Involved in Klopp. 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.
They have a very good goaltender at Jordan Pickford, a great Harry Kane scorer and they can now shoot penalty and are no longer scared. As they only had to challenge one, they have less extension in the bones than the Croats. They also see this as a great benefit.
THE MOST IMPORTANT DUALS: Although Croats do not even have a 30-year partnership 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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