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MOSCOW (AP) – The last Wednesday at the World Cup (all local):
20h35
Some supporters of the Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow mock the name of Croatian defender Domagoj Vida Vida received a formal warning from the world body of football for shouting "glory to Ukraine" in a video posted after Croatia beat Russia in the quarter-finals.
The video irritated some Russians. The tension between Russia and Ukraine has remained high since 2014 after the annexation of the Crimean peninsula by Russia in 2014 and its support to pro-Russian separatists in the east of the country. ;Ukraine.
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8:25 pm
Croatia and England teams Croatian players, dressed in dark blue shorts and light blue swimsuits, came out first and kicked into the half of the lawn of Luzhniki stadium.
They were followed a few minutes later by English players, dressed in white shorts and white shirts with blue and red on the chest
The winner will return to the Luzhniki Stadium on Sunday to face France 1998 in the final .
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8:15 pm
The subject of the World Cup was still to be discussed at the NATO summit with French President Emmanuel Macron and Belgian Prime Minister Charles Michel both
]. m the Belgians continued to be convinced that their team should play in Sunday's final instead of the Blues.
At the opening statement at the official summit, Michel stepped aside from discussions on military spending to give his opinion on the 1-0 win in Belgium, during the semifinals of the Cup of the world.
While the other 28 leaders were listening, Michel went directly to Macron and said, "Frankly, Emmanuel, the French team was very lucky."
"Belgians are generally not too chauvinistic," said Michel, before bragging "Belgium played a big game against France."
Then he tried to bring the discussion back to military issues. " As in football, fair play and team spirit as ever, "said Michel in an apparent jab to US President Trump who continues to question why the United States must bear a financial burden if heavy for the defense of the West.
Trump did not immediately respond.The United States did not qualify for the World Cup in Russia, but conducted a joint bid with Mexico and Canada which won the right to host the flagship event in 2026.
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20h
The Croatian coach Zlatko Dalic has only made it happen. a change to his starting lineup for the World Cup semi-final against England, causing midfielder Marcelo Brozovic to replace striker Andrej Kramaric. "Right back Sime Vrsaljko retains start position despite overtime injury in quarter-final win over Russia [1 9659022] Defender Domagoj Vida, author of a goal against Russia, kicks off despite a long dispute over Ukraine. The video drew an official warning from Vida of the tournament organizers and irritated some Russian social media users
Croatia's only Croatian semifinal at the World Cup ended in a defeat of France in 1998.
will play against France in the final.
Composition of Croatia: Danijel Subasic, Sime Vrsaljko, Ivan Strinic, Ivan Perisic, Dejan Lovren, Ivan Rakitic, Luka Modric, Marcelo Brozovic, Mario Mandzukic, Ante Rebic, Domagoj Vida.
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7:55 pm
Gareth Southgate has chosen an unchanged composition for the third straight game while England wants to reach its first World Cup final since 1966.
The Croatia's semi-final match against Moscow marks the fourth time of this tournament that the coach of England has used this range. The same team defeated Tunisia 2-1 in the group stage, Colombia on penalties in the round of 16 and Sweden 2-0 in the quarter-finals.
England returned to the World Cup semifinals for the first time since 1990, while Croatia In England, Jordan Pickford, Kyle Walker, John Stones, Harry Maguire, Jesse Lingard, Jordan Henderson , Harry Kane
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19h40
The Croatian team arrived at the Luzhniki stadium for its World Cup semi-final match against England
About 15 minutes after that England was out on the ground to monitor the surroundings The Croats did the same thing.
Croatia participates for the second time in the semi-finals of the World Cup. The Croats reached the same turn at the 1998 tournament in France, but lost against the host team.
Croatians win two straight wins in penalty kicks after extra time in knockout matches against Denmark and Russia. The winner of Wednesday's semi-final will face France in the final at the same stage on Sunday.
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19:30
FIFA announces legal action against a Saudi television channel broadcasting a pirate world
The World Cup and television rights of the Champions League for the Middle East Orient is a proxy battleground in an ancestral boycott of Qatar, the host of the 2022 World Cup. The BeOutQ channel broadcasts major football competitions even though Qatar's beIN Sports holds the rights to the region.
Describing BeOutQ as a "pirate entity", FIFA states that it "hired a lawyer to sue in Saudi Arabia and works with others"
This is the the first time that FIFA identifies Saudi Arabia as the source of the broadcasts.
FIFA adds that it "urges the authorities of Saudi Arabia and the various countries where these illegal activities have have been observed to support us in the fight against piracy.
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19h25
The England team arrived at the Luzhniki stadium for its World Cup semi-final match against Croatia
Harry Kane, Dele Alli and the rest of the team got off their bus and went out on the field with more than an hour and a half before the kickoff.
England is playing its first Cup Semifinal World since 1990. The English have not reached the final since 1966, when they won the title at home.Croatia is back in the semifinals for the first time since 1998 and has not won the title. has never reached the final
The winner of Wednesday's match will face France in the final on Sunday.
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19h04
FIFA imposed fines totaling 120,000 Swiss francs ($ 120,800) on England and Uruguay for players wearing unapproved socks in the quarter-finals of the World Cup. nding commercial "in the warmups and during the match against Sweden on Saturday. The Uruguayan federation has to pay 50,000 Swiss francs ($ 50,300) for defying the warnings before a player wears an unapproved sock mark during his match against France. Friday:
FIFA has already fined Sweden 70,000 francs for wearing the wrong socks.
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6:46 pm
FIFA wants fewer images of attractive women in the next stages of the World Cup. FIFA's diversity officer Federico Addiechi said the world football group will be in talks with national TV channels and its own TV production team
. According to Addiechi, FIFA's position is "a normal evolution" and emissions in Russia have already improved since the 2014 World Cup in Brazil.
He says that FIFA has already intervened with broadcasters "on a case-by-case basis when certain cases arose and that they were fairly obvious."
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6:21 pm
French President Emmanuel Macron will meet Russian Vladimir Putin with France at the World Cup Final in Moscow – and on the eve of Putin's high-level meeting with US President Donald Trump
France won its semifinal on Tuesday night to advance to Sunday's final. Macron was in the semifinal in St. Petersburg and will return to Russia for the decisive closing match
Macron's office said he will enjoy his trip for a meeting with Putin, but did not not specified what the two presidents will discuss.
Macron sought to raise the profile of France by engaging with other world leaders even when they take controversial action. Macron met Wednesday with Trump at a NATO summit in Brussels where the US president criticized European allies
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18:03 pm
Anti-discrimination experts say with surprise that badism was a bigger problem than racism at the World Cup
The director of a group called the Fare network that helps FIFA fight discrimination, said 30 cases of "badism in the street "by male fans. According to the director of the awards, Piara Powar, nearly half of the female broadcasters are "accosted to the antenna".
He estimates that "there are many, many more unreported cases" where Russian women have been targeted.
problem because of longstanding problems in Russian football and among other bases of European supporters. FIFA has fined football federations, including Serbia, Russia and Poland, for racist, nationalist and offensive banners.
According to Powar, the international audience of the World Cup is "very different from the supporters of national football". He suggests "if you come to this tournament with prejudices, and do not like people of a different nationality, then generally you are in the wrong place."
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4:45 pm
The President The organizing committee of the World Cup of Russia lamented an apparent lack of supporters for the semifinals and the final.
Hundreds of empty seats for the 1-0 semi-final win over Belgium on Tuesday in St. Petersburg. the semifinals did not attract large groups of traveling fans from South American countries
Travel agents reported a wave of fan interest in Britain and the United States. Croatia, although obtaining tickets and visas is difficult. Dvorkovich said: "The teams that have the most fans in Russia have left early, the Latin American teams, Germany and other teams are gone, and we are in the semi-finals with the teams The UK's economy plays Croatia in the second semifinal on Wednesday for a spot in Sunday's final against France.
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3: 15 pm
The World Cup has arrived at NATO
British Prime Minister Theresa May and her Belgian counterpart have exchanged national team jerseys at the summit of the European Union Two weeks before their country's World Cup match, May already has a Croatia jersey before Wednesday's semifinal
and Croatian Prime Minister Andrej Plenkovic met on the sidelines of the World Cup. NATO for the friendly exchange.May remains convinced that England move forward has in its first final since 1966.
May indicates that the coach of England "Gareth Southgate and the boys have done a fantastic job and I am sure that they will continue and do well . I wish them the best of luck. "
The last exchange was not lucky for the month of May, Belgium defeating England in group, but Belgium was eliminated by France in the first semi-final of the World Cup, a stage in the eliminatory phase that England has avoided.
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Damir Vrbanovic has maintained his position since sentenced by a court in Croatia in June to a term of imprisonment. imprisonment of three years – although Article 68 of the FIFA Disciplinary Code excludes officials "convicted of a criminal offense in the past five years".
Howe FIFA decided that the award was not final because the former director general of Dinamo Zagreb appealed to a higher court
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