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The "Lions" of England fought bravely through the World Cup, but Tuesday night they had to be eliminated in the semi-final against Croatia.
England quickly took the lead after a superb free kick by Kieran Trippier. . First change Ivan Perisic, and when the match went to extra rounds, Mario Mandzukic appeared and sent his home country to the World Cup final.
Despite the loss – the English players are hailed on their own
Studio World Cup: The football judge Svein-Erik Edvartsen and researcher at the penalty area, Geir Jordet, the guests from the Dagbladet World Cup studio. Program Lead: Nicolai Delebekk / Video: Stian Pedersen
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In 1996, the English sang about "30 years of hurt", but now this series has become a 52-year-old champion title. At that time, a number of English stars had to come back as a fighting hero, and many of them show sympathy for "New England" after the defeat in the semifinal
– I am completely broken. This is a big step forward and they will only improve in the future. They can keep their heads high – they have made the country proud. Congratulations to Croatia, writes Gary Lineker on Twitter. He became the top scorer of the World Cup in 1986, just like Harry Kane, but never reached the top of his country.
England has smoked four of the last five semi-finals.
4 – England now has been eliminated in four of his five semifinals at major tournaments, losing each of the last four in a row (Euro 1968 vs. Yugoslavia, 1990 World Cup against Germany, Euro 1996 against Germany and World Cup 2018 against Croatia). Crushed. #ENGCRO #ENG #WorldCup pic.twitter.com/XzAE8zGD5Y
– OptaJoe (@OptaJoe) July 11, 2018
– Exceeded all expectations [19659014]] Lineker is not the only former player to have celebrated the England team. Wayne Rooney has been a star at previous championships but has not been judged good enough this time. He gives his support on Twitter.
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– Shattered. Congratulations to the boys who have made us all so proud. Keep your head up. It's a good young team with a great future, believes Rooney
Former Chief Alan Shearer is also touted by National Team Director Gareth Southgate
– The team surpassed all expectations. Congratulations to England and Gareth Southgate was brilliant. He gave us entertainment, found a system and gave us hope, writes Shearer.
– We are broken
After the end of the match, the English players were disappointed on the field. Someone with tears in their eyes. The dream of a World Cup final is broken and they must be cautious with the bronze final against Belgium on Saturday
The one who was forced from the rug and beyond to the TV cameras after the match was Captain Harry Kane
is difficult and we are broken. We worked so hard and the fans were incredible. It was a 50-50 match and we would probably look back and find things we could do better. It was nonetheless a fantastic trip, said Kane.
