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2018 World Cup: Croatia 2-1 England (aet) best times
2018 FIFA World Cup ™ on the BBC
Host: Russia. Dates: June 14 – July 15
Live: Coverage on BBC TV, BBC Radio and BBC Sport with additional coverage on Red Button, Connected TV and mobile application.
Devastated England players could barely get out of trouble They slumped in front of their supporters at Luzhniki stadium in Moscow.
Gareth Southgate, his entire team and his support staff, looked in astonishment as they stood 20 meters away from supporters of the English banks that had invaded Russia. Southgate helped Ashley Young, 33, get up, while the young Marcus Rashford and many others shed tears.
English players responded to a standing ovation. of these supporters, but there was no disguising the pain – or Southgate's determination to remind them of what they accomplished at this World Cup in Russia.
When they finally took their leave and returned to loneliness o The dressing room had to absorb the full range of emotions felt during this wet night in Moscow, to learn the lessons of the past month and use them to design a better future.
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England has shown that we can fight – Harry Kane
The reaction of Gareth Southgate's team is lost in the semi-final
Despair while England loses the semi-final
How English players were evaluated
Reaching the final is everything for fans of Croatia
The hope of England turns into familiar despair
England had history in the hands and a first World Cup since 1966, while the l 39; clock was oscillating at 22 pm in Moscow – to let all this escape.
The emergent side of Gareth Southgate was 45 minutes away from England's most important match in 52 years as the voices of their supporters rose up in a roar in the vast Luzhniki stadium.
Kieran Trippier was an unlikely third name on the list of those who scored for England in a World Cup semi-final, joining Sir Bobby Charlton and Gary Lineker with a glorious fifth-minute free kick.
The 1-0 advantage of England did not reflect their superiority and Croatia, looking jaded after Denmark's knockout wins against Denmark and Russia, was offside.
And then, just when England thought old fears could be ruled out of new chapters of written success, it happened again.
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Trippier's free kick "Pinpoint" gives in advance to England
In the stadium that can still echo the legendary middle distance fights between Steve Ovett and Sebastian Coe at the 1980 Moscow Olympics, England has stumbled
While England is at a standstill, it is Croatia that has produced the powerful late push to impose through the goals of Ivan Perisic and Mario Mandzukic, showing a force almost inconceivable given their efforts in the World Cup. – and for all the optimism sparked by the acts of England in Russia in the last month, there will be a burning feeling of missed opportunity that will take a long time to clear.
England can take a lot of these past weeks in Russia, where links have been forged behind the doors of their base in Repino, and the Southgate team has won many admirers with their modest approach and down to earth.
And yet, there is no escape from a brutal question that will haunt England – when will they have a better chance of reaching the Cup final? World than the one that has been presented here in Russia?
The English fans took their time to join the party. Volgograd, Nijni Novogorod, Kaliningrad, Moscow and Samara
But the feeling that history was happening brought them to Moscow in strength for this semi-final.
Private planes and chartered aircraft were hired The flowery corridors and giant escalators of this city's famous subway system were suddenly filled with familiar songs and white shirts from England.
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Emotional scenes like England players react to defeat in the semi-finals
Emerging hope only makes desperation more severe
England finds itself with a way to the finals she could not have dreamed of second in Belgium in Group G.
While Belgium beat Brazil to be eliminated by France in the semi-finals England were Colombia, Sweden and Croatia – not easy but probably more manageable. Third hurdle with a World Cup final: good work defeated by tired legs and perhaps a withdrawal of ambition to protect a valuable lead.
Southgate and its players will rightly receive high praise. and reconnect the audience to their football team.
They will, however, have to think about a glorious opportunity to reach a World Cup final that has been ruined.
England can return home as her oes
When the inevitable pain soothes, and the belief that England has its chance is put into context, there is so many things that can be taken from Russia.
Southgate may reflect on two years during which he took England. The embarrbadment of Euro 2016 at their first World Cup semi-final in 28 years.
He has the total respect and loyalty of his team. He has shown a certain touch in his management of things on and off the pitch and is a young progressive coach.
Southgate leads a group of players whose driving has won so many admirers here that England has made its way to the last four. . They have personality as players and as a team.
The aura around England could not be more different from the stale and disunited air that had accompanied them away from France two years ago
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Emotional Pickppier, Proud of England's Teammates
Everton goalkeeper, Jordan Pickford, has achieved an outstanding tournament, saving a crucial penalty in the shootout win over Colombia and getting himself distinguishing between Sweden and Croatia
. Kieran Trippier was a revelation as a defender and creator, while Harry Maguire's character "man of the people" went hand in hand with a rapid development as a defender of England.
Harry Kane confirms his reputation as a high-quality attacker. Stones seems to be developing in the much-awaited clbad act for so long.
And, despite the cruel end, the story was made
England won its opening match for the first time since 2006 World Cup. They won a knockout match for the first time since 2006. They won their first World Cup shootout. They reached the semi-finals of the World Cup for the first time since Italy 90.
Yes, the conclusion had a familiar connotation – but there were enough, fresh and full of it. hope for the future.
A final goal shot
England must now rise to the final of the third shootout against Belgium in St. Petersburg on Saturday.
This is often the undesirable match of the World Cup and there is every chance. As far as England is concerned, this will certainly be used to give opportunities to those who have been so loyal in the shadows in Russia. It could be a rehearsal of this under-strength group game that brought a Belgian win.
This could also be the last act in the battle for the Golden Boot between Harry Kane and Romelu Lukaku
. A third place will add to the sense of accomplishment and pride and will at least allow England to leave Russia at the highest level that she will deserve to have deserved.
Source: bbc.com
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