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MOSCOW (AP) – The last Monday at the World Cup (all local times):
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English defender Ashley Young claims his team could have a "major advantage" in its World Cup semifinal match because Croatia was defeated in its two matches in the round of 16.
While England enjoyed a comfortable 2-0 win over Sweden in the quarter-finals on Tuesday, Croatia was pushed back by the host country Russia hours later. Croatia also beat Denmark on penalties after the end of the round of 16 after the extra time.
Young says: "I think, especially physically, that the body needs 120 minutes."
Young says the World Cup has felt "like a good vacation," such is the camaraderie in the team, and that England is back to the base and they have done it twice now. has a "great chance" to be world champion for the second time , after 1966.
England and Croatia meet in Moscow on Wednesday.
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US referee Mark Geiger is one of the Nineteen Arbitrators are still in contention to compete in the World Cup final.
Geiger had already led one of Russia's most explosive matches: England defeated Colombia in a series of 16 matches in Moscow
referees, assistants and assisting videographers (VAR) who were selected for four matches The last week of the tournament
The list of 1 0 referees still in service includes Geiger, Alireza Faghani from Iran and four from Europe. The remaining four teams are from Europe
FIFA has named Andres Cunha, from Uruguay, for the first semi-final between France and Belgium, Tuesday in St. Petersburg.
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The Croatian Football Federation apologized to the Russian public for this video posted after Croatia Russia on penalties in quarterbacks World Cup finals on Saturday
Video shows Domagoj Vida shouting "glory to Ukraine" before Vukojevic adds "this win is for Dynamo and Ukraine … go to Croatia" . Both Vida and Vukojevic have already played for the Ukrainian Dynamo Kiev team.
The FIFA rules prevent players from taking political action at the World Cup and they issued a formal warning to Vida on Sunday, without imposing a sanction. The federation says in a statement that Vukojevic has been with the team as an observer but his World Cup skills have now been withdrawn.
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Former Barcelona coach Luis Enrique was hired as head coach The preparations for the World Cup of Spain were launched in troubled days before the tournament, when Julen Lopetegui was fired for accepting the post at Real Madrid without consulting the national federation. Fernando Hierro was named interim coach of the World Cup, where Spain had two draws and a group stage victory before being eliminated in the round of 16 by Russia.
The federation announced the appointment of 47-year-old Enrique on a two-year contract on Monday, a day after confirming that Hierro had left the team.
The president of the Spanish federation, Luis Rubiales, declared: "The decision was unanimous", on Enrique. He let out better financial opportunities to become coach of the national team.
Enrique played for Real Madrid before settling in Barcelona in 1996, where he won two La Liga titles and became captain before retiring. 2004.
As a coach, he spent time in Rome in 2011-12 before joining Celta Vigo, then replacing Gerardo Martino in 2014 in Barcelona, where he won nine of 13 possible titles at during his three years of service. 19659030]
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