Croatia at the World Cup final after late decision against England

Croatia made an incredible trip after the group match. Recovered 0-1 and eliminated Denmark after the penalty in the eighth.

Recovered 0-1 and defeated Russia after the penalty in the quarterfinals.

Now again, they ended up in 0-1 subdivision and recovered. The difference was that this time was enough to extend.

England had a dream start. After only five minutes of play, Kieran Trippier took a 20-meter free-kick in the right-hand corner of Danijel Subasic.

Origin was a game with Raheem Sterling and Jesse Lingard involved before Dele Alli was thrown five meters from the penalty area.

In the 30th minute, Harry Kane hit the bar presented by Lingard. The assistant referee raised the flag very late. The repressions showed, however, that Kane was not an offside.

Croatia was now very stressed. They failed to control the game. Left-back Ivan Strinic was heavily under pressure. England threw bullets against Lingard, Sterling and Trippier on the edge of Strinic.

The three line line of England played very well, closing all surfaces. Juventus striker Mario Mandzukic has barely had contact with the ball.

Luca Modric and Ivan Rakitic tried to go high and jump. But England could be far, especially thanks to goalkeeper Jordan Pickford, and perfect matches of 55 yards against Lingard, Kane and Sterling have created serious problems for the Croatian defense.

After 36 minutes, Just Lingard could have increased his lead. Parts Alli released the ball perfectly, Lingard made a free-kick in front of goal, but received a heavy encounter in the field.

Croatia goes back positions immediately after the break. Side players Ante Rebic and Ivan Perisic increased 10-15 meters, which means that Croatia had a huge attack in the game.

In addition, Modric and Rakitic now have a significant gap between them, creating problems mainly for Jordan Henderson. controlled the central midfielder in the first half, but also for Dele Alli and Jesse Lingard.

It was not that Croatia played well. But they struggled in the match.

And the receipt arrived after 68 minutes. Cross on the right side of Sime Vrsaljko. Kyle Walker is advanced to sneak away. Ivan Perisic threw a foot in front of Walker's head and hit the ball into the goal.

Four minutes later, he was close to the goal of the Croatian leadership. John Stones and Jordan Pickford had bad communication on a loose ball. Perisic intercepted the ball, fired his shot and hit the right post. The return went to Ante Rebic, but the finish went straight to Pickford

Now the British federation Gareth Southgate made the first move. Defeated Raheem Sterling and Marcus Rashford in direct exchange.

The English players began to look tired, especially Kyle Walker and Kieran Trippier on the right. They made bad, stressed decisions when they ended up under pressure. Croatia was invited and was looking for a lot of games on this side.

Even Jordan Henderson was beginning to look dull. He completely lost control of Modric and Rakitic and ran and chased their shadows.

Prior to the extension, Croatia was the owner of the match.

For England, it looked like retaliation when meeting Colombia in the eighth final, while England did not look like a win. after 90 minutes. You picked up in the last quarter of extra time and then won the penalty shootout.

Southgate was prey to the extension when he eliminated Ashley Young, a tired southpaw, and put Danny Rose on.

The Croatian federation was forced to pick up the half wounded Strinic. Four minutes later, Eric Dier entered the midfield midfield and went directly to Henderson

John Stones had the best score in the first quarter. when he came perfect on a Trippier corner. The nick was cleared on the finish line of Vrsaljko

Croatia had a giant position when Perisic recorded Mandzukic. But Pickford bleached the ball and Mandzukic.

Four minutes after the second quarter of overtime came to the decision. Tired Run Kyle Walker did a poor cleaning, Perisic won the Nick duel against equally tired Trippier and brought the ball to Mario Mandzukic who could use John Stones to sleep. The balloon he placed in the farthest corner.