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While excitement rises in England on the approach to the World Cup's first semifinal for 28 years, midfielder Dele Alli insists that the # Gareth Southgate's team keeps a cool head. The matches from England to here in Russia have attracted huge home viewers and wild celebrations, with affable coach Gareth Southgate and his young dynamic team capturing the hearts of 39, a nation.
In contrast to the feverish atmosphere, Alli and his teammates are in relaxed mood in the sleepy seaside resort of Repino, 45 kilometers (28 miles) northwest of Saint Petersburg.
"You are in your own little bubble when here – training camp, come back, get ready for the next game It's only when you look at social media and the Internet that you realize how important it is, "said Alli on Monday.
"We obviously know that we play in the World Cup, in the semi-finals, so focused on games that you forget what"
"It's important that we stay that way, keep up the good work" hope that we will succeed in doing something more special to reach the final and win.
Alli scored his first World Cup goal as England qualified for the last four with a 2-0 win over Sweden on Saturday.
A much tougher match in Moscow against a Croatian team He relies on the talents of midfielder Luka Modric and Ivan Rakitic from Barcelona.
But if many experts and even English fans are surprised by their progress, Alli says the team has always believed that they could go far
. "We know we have incredible players and a good manager and everyone knows what we want to do." have a solid foundation, you have the basics and the clear understanding of what we want to do and achieve, it is not a surprise that it is fine for us. "
– Croatia challenges the controversy –
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Calmness in the English camp on and off the field is in stark contrast to the experience of Croatia.
In the latest of a series of controversies, former international Ognjen Vukojevic was sent off Monday from his defender Domagoj Vida, who scored against Russia, escaped with only one FIFA warning, which banned political statements, for also appearing in the video and shouted "Glory to Ukraine!"
Earlier in the tournament, AC Milan striker Nikola Kalinic was sent home, apparently because of a disagreement with coach Zlatko Dalic
. Zdravko Mamic accuses Captain Modric of claiming false testimony in this case
Despite this, Modric's three performances and Rakitic's two penalties in penalties against Denmark and Russia brought them closer to Croatia's best. Twenty years ago, in France, World Cup performances
made physical efforts to reach the last four but Dalic thinks his team will have energy reserves to put an end to the dream of the World Cup. England
. on the left for the English, "said Dalic," it will be a battle again, but I trust in ourselves, I believe in ourselves. "
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