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Manager. Head In the decisive moments of many football games, it is normal to see coaches and players go with the index in mind to show what is most important at this point: having a head.
Today, in World Cup, it was also the decisive factor that at another level. Of the six goals scored in the two quarterfinals that have been played today, five have been scored – it is – at the top of the bill. And who had more, they went from the front: England and Croatia scored twice in this manner and also scored in the semi-finals, respectively 28 and 20 years old.
Now, of the 14 English players who contributed this Saturday to the selection of the Three Lions for a semi-final World Cup, only three were born last time in 1990. It was 28 years of absence and , we risk it, the only one of the 23 teams to have some sort of memory of this L 'final stage in Italy will be Gary Cahil, who was four years old when England was eliminated by Germany to shoot to the net.
And that shows some of the global thirst for the British. The good news that followed from Russia to Her Majesty's Land was that the Southgate team approached the source. In a more effective victory than spectacular on Sweden, England has secured a place in the final, where she will face Croatia.
A one-on-one qualification is a good thing to see. First of Maguire and then of Dele Alli, with two goals that brought to five the total number of heads of the English team in this World Cup.
And if the recipe is winning, why not repeat it? The specialty may even be English, but Russia and Croatia have made their own versions. Kramaric and Vida had their heads to become a game that Cheryshev's left foot started to make to Russia, but Mario Fernandes – of course, of course – took it all for the shots on goal.
And then, Smolov and Mario Fernandes failed, and although Akinfeev still defended Kovacic's attempt, it was even Croatia that was going from the front, where they will find the 39; England.
Regarding the return of Croatia in the semifinals, where he was in 1998, the year when he achieved his best result, with the third place in the team that had like the One of the main characters, Davor Suker … president of the Croatian federation. Which was not bad at all in the air. Coincidences, for sure.
FIGURE OF THE DAY: Jordan Pickford. The English goalkeeper had already been decisive in qualifying for England's quarterfinals, not only for shots on goal, but especially for a defense in the final moments of their overtime against Colombia after shooting from 39; Uribe. Now he has been reinstated as the hero of England's return to the World Cup semi-finals with three outstanding defenses, all in the second half, which ensured the English dream.
"All Russia is in love with us." Mistrust has given way to pride. Russia watched the participation of their selection with great mistrust before the start of the competition. The 70th place ranking, the worst among the 32 participants, made it difficult for the hostess who, however, proved throughout the race that there was, after all, no reason to be ashamed. And the truth is that "pride" is the word most often repeated by the followers heard after the elimination, at penalties, at the feet of Croatia.
PICTURE OF THE DAY: The Russian dream in the background. Playing at home and despite having even exceeded the best expectations, the team of Cherchesov stumbled on the penalties, where, from the disillusionment of the hostess emerged the Croatian side. The illusion of the Russian people had grown because their selection exceeded the thresholds, and at the time of the farewell, there is pride. Despite the pain.
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