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England was waiting Sunday for its first World Cup semifinal since 1990 as Russian fans thanked their disappointed players after stopping the World Cup World Cup by Croatia.
Saturday, mbad celebrations in England, where at least 20 million people watched the game on television
They will face Croatia, which had to go through a penalty shoot-out for the second consecutive game, in front of 80,000 spectators. Moscow's Luzhniki stadium Wednesday
But Roberto Martinez's first Belgian club will attempt to reach its first World Cup final by joining France's favorite side in St. Petersburg on Tuesday.
Four of the World Cup as fans begin to believe that they can lift the trophy for the first time since 1966.
"Southgreat" trumpeted the Sun on Sunday. "Cries God for Harry, England and St George!" Croatian defender Domagoj Vida celebrates after scoring an overtime goal in the quarter-finals of the World Cup against Russia ” clbad=”centeredPicture”/>
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Croatian defender Domagoj Vida celebrates after scoring an overtime goal In quarter-final of the World Cup against Russia
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The goals of Leicester defender Harry Maguire and Tottenham's Dele Alli sealed the victory against Sweden in Samara while Jordan Pickford made three remarkable saves. 19659002] "England players have guaranteed that they would come back from the World Cup as a hero, they can now dream of a bigger ambition, can they come back home in as legends? " The former defender of England Jamie Carragher in a column for the Sunday Telegraph
No ban of FIFA for Vida
Croatian defender Domagoj Vida escaped FIFA on Sunday after to have published a clip dedicating the victory of his country on Russia in the quarterfinals The former Dynamo player Kiev scored an overtime goal and a penalty for Croatia in a 4-3 win in Shooting on hosts of the World Cup in Sochi on Saturday.
The 29-year-old shouted "Glory to Ukraine!" in a video posted by former Croatian international Ognjen Vukojevic shortly after the match
FIFA said it had studied the video and decided to send a warning to Vida, but that it would take no further action.
media after the clip was made public that he had meant no offense. "I like Russians," Vida said. "It was just a joke."
"Glory to Ukraine!" was a slogan of the pro-EU revolution of the former Soviet republic that toppled a Russian-backed president in 2014.
The revolt was condemned as illegal by Moscow and triggered a crisis in relations between the two neighboring states. In the match against England, coach Zlatko Dalic of Croatia said Sunday that the match would be more open.
"Our last three games were different because we played with defensive teams". "But we are looking forward to a different style of play against England because they like to play offensive football."
Russian fans pay tribute
Russian fans pay tribute to their team who left the tournament After the grueling 120 minutes of football, the Russians were the worst ranked among the 32 teams of the World Cup but , as in the previous round against Spain, they refused to die despite only 36% of possession against a
coach Stanislav Cherchesov drove his players on a stage at the home of heroes in an area of Moscow supporters
"You were not the 12th player – you were the 12th, 13th, 14th and 15th"
Midfielder Denis Cheryshev dedicated his four goals – tied at second-place tournament behind the English striker Harry Kane – President Vladimir Putin has invited Cherchesov and his accusations to the Kremlin and Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev has sympathy with the players in the locker room after the defeat. [19659002] Away from Russia, the Spanish Football Federation said Fernando Hierro, who was coaching Spain when Julen Lopetegui was sacked on the eve of the World Cup, would not continue in the role.
Under the former defender of Real Madrid and Spain, who had little experience as a coach lost on penalties against Russia in the last 16.
