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CROATIA – ENGLAND 2-1 after extra rounds
LUZJNIKI STADIUM, MOSKVA: Incredible scenes took place on the Russian national arena when Judge Cüneyt Çakir whistled for the last time.
Mario Mandzukic sent 4.5 million Croatians to paradise when four minutes into the second extra race made it possible a few weeks ago.
Croatian players sprinted against their supporters, threw their stomachs against the grass and slid against the battle in white and red.
Sunday sets the world's most prestigious trophy against Zagreb or Paris. The Balkans will play the finals of the football World Cup.
The tip of the Juventus Mandzukic will remain etched in the memories for the way he snuck behind John Stones and that made him one of the best in the world to score the goal
I could not believe the histories that appeared in their own eyes.
Half an hour after the last act of the World Cup, they continued to sing for his heroes. The players came together as a team, many of whom brought the kids who seemed to have the best party right up here in their short lives.
"We did not start well, but again we showed the strength of the character.In all the cup rides, we went back after lying down.Before we were not so Croatia's top scorer, Ivan Perisic, said:
Zlatko Dalic, the landslide manager, was very proud after 120 minutes of play.
– I do not know what to say They showed , endurance and energy.I would make a change but no one wanted to go out.Everyone said, "I can keep playing." Some have played with injuries that would have put them out of games Two of them had half-bones, but it was not possible to see, says Dalic.
– It shows a strength of character and a will that makes me proud. [19659013] Disappointed Harry Kane
together on the grass in despair when defeat was a fact.
"The Cham The World Championship has been incredible, but it really hurts to lose. We wanted to win and we thought we had done enough, but that did not happen, said the British captain Harry Kane, according to the BBC
– In big matches, there are small margins who make the differences. They had a bullet that went to the end and he (Mandzukic) said it. We played well at the start and in the extra rounds, but missed the opportunity to take him home, said Kane.
The top scorer of the World Cup is able to see something positive
this tournament. It's been a big step for two years, says Kane, thinking that England was eliminated from Iceland in EM in 2016.
Southgate: – Surprisingly proud
English fans entered the powerful Luzjniki stadium in Moscow, they sang He comes home. In the end, however, they had to realize that it will not be this year either. The World Cup does not go to London
– We were very good at the start and we created opportunities, but after scoring, we lost the double. In the extra towers, we showed that we were solid, but there are small margins in the raids. When you have good times fighting big teams, you have to exploit them and we needed a number two goal, said Gareth Southgate, the manager of the English national team.
He congratulated his young players after the power demonstration of the semifinal. we brought with us the most urinated throughout the World Cup. The only way to change it was to play more tournament matches, said Southgate, pointing out that Croatia has stars like Luka Modric and Ivan Rakitic, who are used to playing in big colonies
– I'm tremendously proud the way players have acted and we can watch the reaction of the fans that they feel the same way, says Southgate.
England had full control
In 68 minutes, it was an English semifinal in full possession of its means
The opponent did not There was almost nothing to offer long, but when Ivan Perisic was really bellicose A few minutes later, Perisic hit the ball in the English post, the Croatian fans had suddenly had faith and with their roar. they propelled their heroes to what would not be possible.
England was suddenly on the defensive. Jordan Pickford, who was so good at the end of the championship, missed a lousy exit after 83 minutes.
Perisic has another chance, but from a slight angle, he puts the ball over the empty goal
Trippers Dream Start
For a long time, a little daft was on the bench Tuesday in semifinal between France and Belgium.
Kieran Trippier gave the advantage to England after only six minutes, with a free kick that would not be the case in Moscow
Brits and Croats sang almost without delay for their teams and are switched to the highest temperature. The blue of legend in the history of English football's final result has become another.
The Tottenham player discovered that the semifinal of the World Cup was the perfect opportunity to score his first goal of the national team. He sent the free kick to the wall after Tottenham's Dele Alli was unnecessarily placed on the field by former Tottenham player Luka Modric.
England got the perfect start she dreamed of and Croatia was slow to come back.
Raheem Sterling drove the Croatian defense of madness in the first round, with his innumerable runners at very high speed.
The English midfielder managed to dodge Modric, who was so brilliant earlier in the championship
But in the game, the wizard showed that it was impossible to keep him in check for 120 minutes
England failed to answer
Trippier could almost get a goalkeeper nine minutes after the score, but Harry Maguire headed the corner kick just outside.
Harry Kane was almost unbelievable in scoring another World Cup goal after half an hour. Danijel Subasic first scored with an excellent rescue before the throat was more than lucky when Kanes came back through the goalkeeper's leg and post
The second round transformed Perisic's equalizer character, but Croatia never managed to exploit the overtime they had earned in normal
In the first extra round, both teams had great chances
John Stones Sime Vrsaljko saved a corner and Mario Mandzukic made a great save. Perisic scored a good post just before the second period. However, the last touches were saved by brave Pickford.
In the other, Mandzukic decided to become a hero of the people forever.
A victory in Sunday's final may quickly be the biggest since the country's independence in 1991.
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