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  Dele Alli of England and Ante Rebic in Croatia during the semi-final match between Croatia and the United States. England at the 2018 World Cup Luzhniki Stadium Moscow, Russia, Wednesday, July 11, 2018. (AP Photo / Matthias Schrader)

The Englishman Dele Alli and the Croatian Ante Rebic defeat the ball during the match semi-final between Croatia and England.

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8h31: 119 mins – Croatia 2 England 1

Free kick to England. Trippier is off the field so Rashford takes it. Maguire gets up and England calls for a penalty, Lovren touches the ball, but the call goes against England.

8:28 am: 116 mins – Croatia 2 England 1

Pivaric beats his man on the left and gets a cross in Perisic. The wingman's shot is deflected for a Croatian corner. Five minutes to play. They go to the ground and Brozovic draws his shot directly in Pickford

8:24:11 minutes – Croatia 2 England 1

Jamie Vardy coming to England, Gareth Southgate's last throw of the dice. He replaces Kyle Walker.

8h22: 110 mins – Croatia 2 England 1

GOAL !!! Croatia takes the lead! Lingard gives an authorization that allows Croatia to take possession of the area. The ball falls to Mandzukic and it bursts at the first pass of Pickford.

8h20: 108 mins – Croatia 1 England 1

Croatia camp in half of England, Pivaric wins a corner. Rakitic goes fast and catches England. He finds Brozovic hitting the first time, but the shot is not on target.

8h18: 106 mins – Croatia 1 England 1

We left for the second spell in overtime – are we two minutes of extra time, Pivaric crosses for Modric, but the midfielder can not get it? ; achieve. Croatia goes to the left again by Perisic, he misses Mandzukic but Pickford saves the goal to save a certain goal. Croatia will have a corner.

Mandzukic stays behind, he leaves the field to be treated. Modric is at the corner of the street and runs to Kramaric. He plays a one-two with Modric, but the referee blows for half-time in overtime

8:11: 105 minutes – Croatia 1 England 1

Kane fouls Rakitic and Croatia has a shot franc. Kane retrieves the ball and looks for Alli on top. The ball goes out for a throw

8:08 am: 103 mins – Croatia 1 England 1

Rashford makes a mistake after a sliding tackle on Vrsaljko. Croatia makes a change with Kramaric for Rebic. Modric goes from the front with the free kick, Brozovic tries to cross but blocks blocks. England wins the ball before Modric hits.

8:05 am: 100 mins – Croatia 1 England 1

Dier wins a corner with his first action, with his deflected shot from behind. Trippier to take, Stones wins the header but Vrsaljko gets out of the line!

8:03 am: 98 mins – Croatia 1 England 1

Rose s' advance, but is repulsed by Rebic. Free kick for England, Trippier stands on it. It's a snap in the middle, so he will not favor the foot for a cross he has to shoot.

He plays for Maguire, but England gives a foul after a clash on Mandzukic. Henderson is replaced by Dier for the last change of England

7:59 am: 94 mins – Croatia 1 England 1

Rashford and Lingard try to sneak into the surface, but Vida intervenes. The ball is bombarded on the ground for Rose, but he is the victim of a foul Rebic

7:56 am: 91 mins – Croatia 1 England 1

England makes its second change of the evening before the extra time, Danny Rose for Ashley Young.

7:51: End of regulation time – Croatia 1 England 1

Croatia wins a throw, less than a minute to play. Brozovic passes to Vrsajlko, who finds Modric, who passes through the penalty area but Stones clears. Perisic dribbles on the left but Walker blocks and it's going to be full time

We're in overtime again.

7:49:90 + 2 mins – Croatia 1 England 1

Rashford takes a wide Rakitic foul on the right and England will have a chance to win from a play. Trippier stands above him, his effort finds Kane, who is heading down but off the target.

7:47 am: 90 mins – Croatia 1 England 1

Rebic is playing on the left of Croatia, but his cross find a target. Launch of England. Croatia takes possession and attacks in the last minutes. Brozovic passes from left to right, but Lovren fires a shot over the bar. Strinic advances from the left back, before cutting in and trying to find Perisic on the right. The winger takes over and England has a throw.

7:40:84 minutes – Croatia 1 England 1

Mandzukic tip of the head but Pickford saves at the near post, before sending a long goal kick that Rashford almost hangs, Subasic manages to do so though.

7:38:28 mins – Croatia 1 England 1

Trippier almost plays Perisic at close range, but Walker does well to go first.

7:34 am: 77 minutes – Croatia 1 England 1

Lingard is played to the right after a pitch, and tries to roll his shot into the far post, but the ball dribbles out for a throw.

7h29: 72 mins – Croatia 1 England 1

Croatia is getting closer! Perisic cuts inside on his left and shoots but he hits the post. All traffic one way right now.

7:26 am: 69 mins – Croatia 1 England 1

GOAL !!! Croatia equalizes! Vrsajlko crosses and Perisic is there to go home. England admits to having defended for so long. Can we be ready for another thriller?

7:23 am: 66 mins – Croatia 0 England 1

Young reads Vrsajlko's cross and finds Sterling while England tries to undo, Vida wins his tackle and Croatia seems to go forward now . Moderate but Stones moves away, the ball falls on Perisic who fires a shot but it is blocked! Goalmouth scrambles as Croatia tries to cram the ball into the box. Modric Young's faults to break the game though.

7:17 am: 61 minutes – Croatia 0 England 1

Walker bows a clearance to give a corner to Croatia. Modric picks Pickford's punches at Lingard, but is removed by Brozovic. England looks to play fast, but the referee puts the ball back into play.

07:15: 59 minutes – Croatia 0 England 1

Croatia now attacks, Rebic passes but Stones is up to it. Kane then wins a shot on the left flank after stealing the ball in Lovren.

7h14: 57 minutes – Croatia 0 England 1

Corner for England, but the Trippier ball is handed to Walker. England returns to Trippier, who this time passes low for Kane, but his head is blocked.

7:12 am: 55 mins – Croatia 0 England 1

Kane tries to go through Vrsaljko and Lovren but is pulled out, the right back touches the goal. Young takes the jet. Croatia wins the ball and breaks, but Walker is booked after giving a foul. Strinic tries to sneak left, but Lingard gives a corner.

Rakitic takes, but Croatia gives a foul after a push on Maguire

7:05 am: 49 mins – Croatia 0 England 1

Rebic becomes the first player booked after a cynical foul. But the referee wants to check the VAR to see if it was Mandzukic at fault? Strange Scenes

Rebic's yellow card stands

7:02 am: 46 mins – Croatia 0 England 1

Croatia play in the second half. Only once, a team lost a semi-final World Cup after taking the lead at half-time …

Croatia is the first team to leave the tunnel. is now 45 minutes from the final. Can they hold? Or does Croatia have what it takes to turn the tide?

6:46 am: HALFTIME – Croatia 0 England 1

Throw for England, Young takes but they widen to Trippier on the right. The ball is played and Pickford is under pressure from Mandzukic. Stones gives way to Rakitic, but Walker moves again. Trippier dismisses a foul and Croatia has a wide free-kick on the left.

Modric takes as we are in the minute of extra time. Walker wins the lead and England looks to counter, but the referee blows for halftime.

6:43 am: 43 mins – Croatia 0 England 1

Croatia with 51 percent possession right here, but only had one touch at it. inside the England box. Vrsajlko shoots away from miles, with Pickford's goal quietly

6:40 am: 40 mins – Croatia 0 England 1

Croatia with the ball in half of England. Rakitic having to fall very deep to infel the game. The ball returns to Rebic on the right, but Maguire takes again possession. Young tries to escape from the left, but Rebic gives a fault.

6:36 am: 36 mins – 0 England 1

A huge chance lost for England. Kane finds Alli reduced to Lingard, but his balloon shot goes away

6:33 am: 33 mins – Croatia 0 England 1

Corner for Croatia after Young intercepts a deep ball. Modric takes and Stones wins the first header, but Croatia gives a foul. Mandzukic Handball, Croatia starting to look dangerous.

6:31 am: 31 mins – Croatia 0 England 1

First real chance for Croatia now! The England scrambles the ball out of his area, but Stones' approval returns to Rebic who shoots directly at Pickford.

6:30 am: 30 mins – Croatia 0 England 1

Kane misses a golden opportunity to go through Lingard, Subasic with a great save. The English skipper is looking for the second ball, but he is offside.

6:28 am: 28 mins – Croatia 0 England 1

Sterling is free on the right, but Lovren fate him to give England a free kick. Half Croatian. Young is in the mix, but Subasic does it with the punch to throw the ball.



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Harry Kane.

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Trippier brings England back to Pickford, who goes long, Kane turns to Henderson, who is looking for Alli, who distributes a handball.

6:22 am: 22 mins – Croatia 0 England 1

Rebic beats Young and tries a shot, but Stones is there to block him comfortably. Croatia looking for the last ball in Mandzukic

The ball is played in front of Kane, but Lovren takes him out. Free kick in England and they take it fast! Sterling seeks Kane, but the captain's offside

6:18 am: 18 mins – Croatia 0 England 1

England holds possession. Kane finds Henderson, who looks to go to the top for Sterling, but Subasic gets there first. Croatia is trying to attack now. Modric finds Perisic with another ball above the line of England but Walker clears.

Rakitic tries to pass the game to Vrsajlko, but the ball misses for a shot in England.

6:14 am: 14 mins – Croatia 0 England 1

Perisic blocks the Trippier cross coin. This time Trippier to take, Maguire meets him again, but his head is wide of the target.

6:12 am: 12 mins – Croatia 0 England 1

Brozovic gives a corner for England, Young to take. Maguire has already met, but Alli is making a mistake for a challenge on Mandzukic

6:09 am: 9 mins – Croatia 0 England 1

England is almost back while a Pickford goal sees Sterling out of the way, Strinic forces him out for a shot. Croatia is moving the right side now. They pass left for Perisic crossing, but Walker clears.

The ball comes back to Perisic who misses Mandzukic, but Young comes first to give a corner.

Modric stands above, Maguire clears.

6:05 AM: 5 mins – Croatia 0 England 1

GOAL !!! Free kick for England just at the edge of the box after Modric dropped Alli. Trippier could imagine this proximity. He and Young stand on the dead ball

Five in the Croatian wall. Trippier takes and he scores !!!!!!

6:03 am: 3 mins – Croatia 0 England 0

Strinic and Perisic meet on the right, but Trippier and Walker turn off the threat. The ball goes to Pickford who tries to get it out of the defense, but his kick comes in contact to hit Croatia.

6:00 am: KICKOFF – Croatia 0 England 0

We went to Moscow! England has the first use of the ball

The time of the hymns, Croatia is the first team of the match today, followed by England "God Save the Queen ".

We are all ready to go to Moscow. Croatia is home to today 's clash – which means that England will not be able to wear its "lucky" red kits.

Here are the starting eleven, England remains unchanged after winning 2-0 in the quarter-final against Sweden. Jordan Henderson and Dele Alli are both ready to play.

Croatia, on the other hand, made only one change, Marcelo Brozovic arriving to anchor the midfielder of Modrid and Rakitic. The right-back Sime Vrsaljko has been declared fit to play.

Croatia (4-1-4-1): 23. Danijel Subasic (gk), 2. Sime Vrsaljko, 6. Dejan Lovren, 21. Domagoj Vida, 3. Ivan Strinic, 11. Marcelo Brozovic, 18. Ante Rebic, 10. Luka Modric (c), 7. Ivan Rakitic, 4 Ivan Perisic, 17. Mario Mandzukic

England (3-1-4-2): 1. Jordan Pickford (gk) , 2. Kyle Walker, 5. John Stones, 6. Harry Maguire, 8. Jordan Henderson, 12. Kieran Trippier, 7. Jesse Lingard, 20. Dele Alli, 18. Ashley Young, 10. Raheem Sterling, 9. Harry Kane (19659068) After France came back with a 1-0 win over Belgium yesterday morning, England and Croatia will now go head to head in the battle to meet Les Bleus in Moscow , Monday

The clash today is important for both teams, with England for its first shot at a World Cup title since their famous 1966 victory, while Croatia has reached this stage just before

These two teams clashed at one big tournament only once before, with England winning the 4-2 winners at Euro 2004, but Croatia will be supportive of its victory to deprive the Three Lions of a place at Euro 2008.

We will soon have the XI starting for you.

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