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The last Wednesday at the World Cup (all time local):
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Croatian defender Dejan Lovren says that people should show him more respect now that he will play in a World Cup final.
Lovren says "I deserve this" after Croatia's 2-1 victory over England, and used an expletive to describe everything he's been through.
The Liverpool player was bored by a press conference on the eve of the semifinal. English media question 4-1 defeat to Tottenham at the start of last season
English captain Harry Kane, who scored two goals for Tottenham that day, did not marked Wednesday in Moscow.
Lovren does not understand why Journalists should look back and ask questions about his mistakes.
"People should respect us more," says Lovren. Croatia will play for the first time in the World Cup final playing against France in Moscow
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12:50
Ivan Perisic remembers being a little boy dressed in red and white He watched on TV in Split when Croatia lost to France, who won the title.
"I took root for Croatia wearing the Croatia jersey.," He said. "I could only dream of playing for my country and to score one of the important goals in a final."
Perisic scored the equalizer and helped score the goal as Croatia fought to beat England 2-1 in World Cup Final Time for the first time. To win the championship, they will have to beat France on Sunday. He spent a few years in his childhood living in France but says it's "out of place" now.
"No one can be happier than me to play them in the final," Perisic said. "I spoke to my mother the other day, she said that she dreamed that Croatia will face France in the final of the World Cup and that her dream becomes a reality – we will see what will happen."
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12:05
Harry Kane and his England team stayed in the field long after defeating Croatia 2-1 in overtime, recognizing the thousands of fans coming to Russia to attend the game of the Three Lions in the semifinals of the World Cup. The first time in 28 years.
England took advantage in the fifth minute thanks to Kieran Trippier's free kick and kept it until the 68th minute when Croatia equalized. Both teams had chances to score before Mario Mandzukic scored the goal of Croatia in the 109th.
Kane, who leads the tournament scoring list with six goals, says the injury will last a long time.
says, "It hurts, it will hurt for a while, of course, but we can keep our heads high."
England nearly returned to the World Cup final for the first time since she won the title. at home in 1966. Confidence was growing in England that Gareth Southgate's group of young players could put an end to the long drought. Instead, England will meet Belgium in the third place qualifiers on Saturday.
Kane says, "It was great to arrive at this point but we wanted to continue, I do not know what else to say.
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11: 37 pm
Croatia goes to the World Cup final for the first time after beating England 2-1 in overtime.
Mario Mandzukic scored the second try Semifinal extra time to qualify for Sunday final against France
The Croatians relaunched for a third straight game, with Ivan Perisic equalizing with a 68th-minute volley after Kieran Trippier opened the scoring for England, while Mandzukic clung to Perisic's head in the 109th minute and passed English goalkeeper Jordan Pickford, causing celebrations in the area.
52 years Waiting for England for a second World Cup continue.England won the home title in 1966 on his last trip to the finals.
The Croatians played more time during their three games to eli direct victory, while France won their three knockout matches in 90 minutes. An extra day to rest.
England and Belgium will play for the second time in the tournament when they will play third place in St. Petersburg on Saturday. Belgium won their match in the group stage where both teams were lining up second-row alignments.
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23h22
Mario Mandzukic gave Croatia a 2-1 lead over England in the second half of overtime The Croatian striker took the lead of Ivan Perisic and beat English goalkeeper Jordan Pickford in the 109th minute
who left Croatia 11 minutes from his first World Cup final, and England. need a goal to have a chance to reach his first World Cup final since his victory in 1966.
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11:15 pm
England and the half -final World Cup are still tied for extra time after Croatian defender Sime Vrsaljko blocked a shot on the line.
Neither team has managed to score since the shot from the 68th minute of Ivan Perisic. England had opened the scoring with a Kieran Trippier free kick in the fifth minute
England could have gone 2-1 to nine minutes of overtime, but Vrsaljko opened John Stones' header.
Croatian Mario Mandzukic He was injured in injury time after colliding with Jordan goalkeeper Jordan Pickford, who blocked his shot.
If the match is sanctioned, Croatia becomes the first team to play three shootouts in a single World Cup. Will return to Lizhniki Stsadium Sunday to face France in the final
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22:51
England and Croatia will extend their stay after the semi-final of the World Cup finished 1-1 in regulation. [19659004IvanPerisdelegatedwithaflighttothe68thraceafterKieranTrippier'sfifth-year-oldriderwhohadtheadvantageinEngland
Perisic nearly doubled a second goal a few moments after his first goal successively.
While England barely clung to the final stages, Jordan Pickford saved a shot from Mario Mandzukic. Shortly after, Perisic recovered the ball above the bar with Pickford out of position
This is the third consecutive game that the Croats have taken some of overtime. They beat Denmark and Russia on penalties. England won a shootout against Colombia in the round of 16, but beat Sweden 2-0 in the quarterfinals.
The winner will return to the Luzhniki Stadium on Sunday to face France in the final of the World Cup
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Ivan Perisic equalized to allow Croatia to make 1-1 in the semifinals of the World Cup against England
Perisic jumped to meet Sime Vrsaljko with his left foot Jordan Pickford in the 68th minute. Pickford had not conceded since England's victory over Colombia in the round of 16.
Croatia have come back from one goal in each of their last three games – the last two went on penalties after extra time. [19659004Lennish-FinishAcademyFinalists'Memorial
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22h18
England leads Croatia 1-0 one hour away from the World Cup semi-finals. Kieran Trippier's free kick in the fifth minute remains the difference between England and a Croatian team that seems tired after extending its last two games, which were spent on penalties.
The defense of England prevented a great opportunity to score.
The winner will advance to face France in the final on Sunday
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21:55
Wimbledon would rather watch the World Cup semi-final in England rather than watch the action at All England Club.
Wimbledon's No. 1 Court was less than a third full for the quarter-final between John Isner and Milos Raonic. At the same time that England faced Croatia in Moscow
the Court Center was close to full for the most important match between Rafael Nadal and Juan Martin del Potro which was taking place at the same time. Only a few spots of empty seats were visible, although many fans saw their attention split between the screens of their phone and the court
Richard Lewis, general manager of the All England Club, said this week that fans would be allowed to follow their phone. the football game, as long as they did not disturb the players or other supporters.
1 The quarter-final was full for quarter-finalist Roger Federer, eight-time world champion, and Kevin Anderson, of South Africa, who managed two innings to beat the Swiss star. But that match went deep into the fifth set – which Anderson won 13-11 – and the clock slipped around 5 pm. At the local time, a male fan shouted at the players to hurry up a bit.
"I have to watch football," he shouted.
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21:46 pm
England has 1 – 0-0 in the semifinals of the World Cup after Kieran Trippier scored on a free kick at halftime [19659004] Trippier wrapped the ball over the Croatian wall and in the goal at the fifth minute.
scorer in his last two knockout games, but had already rallied quickly.
This time, the Croats only recorded a few shots on goal from Jordan Pickford from outside the penalty area, most out of the target. could have scored a second when Jesse Lingard received the ball in the space on the edge of the area at the 35th but shot wide.
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21:06 pm
Kieran Trippier gave England a 1-0 lead with a fifth-minute free kick in the World Cup semi-final against Croatia .
Trippier scored with England's first shot of the game, shooting the direct free kick on the wall and in the top right of the goal.
This is the first goal of Trippier for England.
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9pm
England and the semifinal
England started the match at the Luzhniki stadium in Moscow. This is the first World Cup semi-final since 1990 for England, which won the World Cup in 1966. Croatia continues its first World Cup after its only half-time participation in the World Cup. final of the defeat against France in 1998.
A large banner says "thank you, Russia" before the kickoff.
The winner will advance to face France in the final of Sunday
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20h50
There is no representative of the British state in the VIP box The British government and the royal family boycotted the tournament, but FIFA previously announced that England's matches in Russia were attended by the ambassador or deputy ambassador.
Since England's quarter-final on Saturday, a British woman has died after being poisoned by a nerve agent.
British police said it was the same substance used to poison ex-spy Sergei Skripal and his daughter Yulia in Britain in March. The British government has blamed the Skripal poisoning on Russia, which denies any involvement.
British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson resigned on Monday over a dispute over British policy to leave the European Union
Plenkovic, according to a list of guests issued by the FIFA
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20h35
Some supporters of the Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow mocked the announcement of the name of Croatian defender Domagoj Vida before the England semi-final
Vida received a formal warning of the governing body of football for shouting "glory to Ukraine" in a video posted after Croatia beat Russia in the quarterfinals.
The video irritated some Russians. Tensions between Russia and Ukraine have remained high since 2014 after the annexation of the Crimean peninsula by Russia in 2014 and its support for pro-Russian separatists in the east of the country. ;Ukraine.
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20:25
Croatian players, dressed in dark blue shorts and light blue swimsuits, came out first and kicked in half of the lawn of the Luzhniki stadium.
They were followed by the English players a few minutes later, wearing white shorts and white shirts with blue and red on the chest.
The winner will return to the Luzhniki Stadium on Sunday to face the 1998 champion in the final.
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8:15 pm
The subject of the World Cup was still going to be raised at the NATO summit with French President Emmanuel Macron and Belgian Prime Minister Charles Michel both there.
m the Belgians continued to be convinced that their team should play in Sunday's final instead of the Blues.
In his opening speech at the official summit, Michel stepped aside from discussions on military spending to give his opinion on France's 1-0 win. On Belgium in the World Cup semi – finals
With the attention of all 28 leaders, Michel went directly to Macron and said: "Frankly, Emmanuel, the l '. French team was very lucky. "
"Belgians are not usually too chauvinistic," said Michel, before bragging "Belgium played a big game against France."
Then he tried to bring the discussion back to military issues. " As in football, fair play and team spirit as ever, "said Michel in an apparent jab to US President Trump who continues to question why the United States must bear a financial burden if heavy for the defense of the West.
Trump did not immediately respond.The United States did not qualify for the World Cup in Russia, but conducted a joint bid with Mexico and Canada which won the right to host the flagship event in 2026.
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20h
Croatia coach Zlatko Dalic has only made a change to his starting lineup for the World Cup semi-final against England, causing midfielder Marcelo Brozovic to replace striker Andrej Kramaric. Right-back Sime Vrsaljko retains his post of start despite injury in overtime in quarter-final win over Russi e.
Defender Domagoj Vida, author of a goal against Russia, kicks off despite a long dispute over Ukraine. The video caught the attention of tournament organizers on Vida and irritated some Russian social media users.
Croatia's only semi-final in the World Cup ended in a defeat against France in 1998.
will play France in the final.
Composition of Croatia: Danijel Subasic, Sime Vrsaljko, Ivan Strinic, Ivan Perisic, Dejan Lovren, Ivan Rakitic, Luka Modric, Marcelo Brozovic, Mario Mandzukic, Ante Rebic, Domagoj Vida.
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19:55 pm
Gareth Southgate has chosen an unchanged membership for the third straight game while England wants to reach its first World Cup final since 1966.
The semi-final match against Croatia Moscow marks the fourth time of this tournament that the coach of England has used this range. The same team defeated Tunisia 2-1 in the group stage, Colombia on penalties in the round of 16 and Sweden 2-0 in the quarter-finals.
England returned to the World Cup semi-finals for the first time since 1990, while Croatia In England, Jordan Pickford, Kyle Walker, John Stones, Harry Maguire, Jesse Lingard, Jordan Henderson , Harry Kane
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19:40
The Croatian team arrived at the Luzhniki stadium for its World Cup semi-final match against England.
About 15 minutes after England came out on the field The Croats did the same thing.
Croatia participates for the second time in the semi-finals of the World Cup. The Croats reached the same turn at the 1998 tournament in France, but lost against the host team.
The Croatians won two straight wins in penalty kicks after extra time in knockout matches against Denmark and Russia. The winner of Wednesday's semi-final will face France in the final at the same stage on Sunday.
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19:30
FIFA announces legal action against a Saudi television channel broadcasting a pirate world
The World Cup and television rights of the Champions League for the Middle East Orient is a proxy battleground in an ancestral boycott of Qatar, the host of the 2022 World Cup. The BeOutQ channel broadcasts major football competitions even though Qatar's beIN Sports holds the rights to the region.
Describing BeOutQ as a "pirate entity", FIFA states that it has hired a lawyer to take legal action in Saudi Arabia.
This is the first time that FIFA identifies Saudi Arabia as the source of the broadcasts.
FIFA adds that she "urges the authorities of Saudi Arabia and the various countries where these illegal activities were observed to support us in the fight against piracy."
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The England team arrived at the Luzhniki stadium for its World Cup semi-final match against Croatia
Harry Kane, Dele Alli and the rest of the world. The team got off their bus and went out on the ground with more than an hour and a half before the kick off.
England plays its first semifinal World Cup since 1990. The English have not reached the final since 1966, when they won the home title. Croatia is back in the semifinals for the first time since 1998 and has never reached the final
The winner of Wednesday's match will face France on Sunday in the final.
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19h04
FIFA imposed fines totaling 120,000 Swiss francs ($ 120,800) on England and Uruguay for players wearing unapproved socks on the quarter World Cup final. commercial branding "in the warmups and during the match against Sweden on Saturday.The Uruguayan federation must pay 50,000 Swiss francs ($ 50,300) to challenge the warnings before a player wears an unapproved sock mark in his match against Friday:
FIFA has already fined Sweden 70,000 francs for wearing the wrong socks.
6:46 pm
FIFA wants less money. Attractive women in upcoming FIFA World Cup stadiums FIFA's diversity officer Federico Addiechi said the world football group will be in talks with national TV channels and its own football team. TV production
According to Addiechi, FIFA's position is "a normal evolution" and the emissions in Russia have already improved since the 2014 World Cup in Brazil.
It says that FIFA is already inter came to the broadcasters "on a case-by-case basis when certain cases arose and that they were quite obvious."
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6:21 pm
French President Emmanuel Macron will meet Russian Vladimir Putin with France at the World Cup final in Moscow – and on the eve of Putin's high-level meeting with US President Donald Trump
France won its semifinal on Tuesday night to advance to the final Sunday. Macron was in the semifinal in St. Petersburg and will return to Russia for the decisive closing match.
Macron's office stated that he would benefit from his trip for a meeting with Putin, but did not specify what the two presidents will discuss
Macron sought to raise the profile of the France is engaging with other world leaders even when they are taking controversial action. Macron met Wednesday with Trump at a NATO summit in Brussels where the US president criticized European allies.
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18h03
Anti-discrimination experts say with surprise that sexism has been a bigger problem than racism at the World Cup
The director of a group called the Fare network that helps FIFA to fight against discrimination, said 30 cases of "sexism in the street" by male fans have been reported. According to the director of the awards, Piara Powar, nearly half of the female broadcasters are "accosted to the antenna".
He believes that there have been many, many more unreported cases where Russian women have been targeted.
problem because of longstanding problems in Russian football and among other bases of European supporters. FIFA has fined football federations, including Serbia, Russia and Poland, for racist, nationalist and offensive banners.
According to Powar, the international audience of the World Cup is "very different from the supporters of national football". He suggests "if you come to this tournament with prejudices, and do not like people of a different nationality, then generally you are in the wrong place."
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4:45 pm
The President The World Cup Organizing Committee regretted the absence of supporters for the semi-finals and the final.
Hundreds of empty seats for France's 1-0 semifinal victory over Belgium on Tuesday in St. Petersburg. the semifinals have not attracted large groups of traveling fans from South American countries.
Travel agents have reported a wave of interest from British and Croatian supporters, although obtaining tickets and visas can be difficult. Dvorkovich said: "The teams that have the most fans in Russia have left early, the Latin American teams, Germany and other teams are gone, and we are in the semi-finals with the teams The UK's economy plays Croatia in the second semifinal on Wednesday for a spot in Sunday's final against France.
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3:15 pm [19659003] The World Cup was wrapped up in NATO
British Prime Minister Theresa May and her Belgian counterpart exchanged jerseys from the national team at the EU summit two weeks ago before the meeting of their countries at the World Cup.And May already has a shirt of Croatia before the semifinal on Wednesday.
May and Croatian Prime Minister Andrej Plenkovic met on the sidelines of the summit of the NATO for the friendly exchange.May remains convinced that the New Year England will advance to its first final since 1966.
May indicates that England coach "Gareth Southgate and the boys have done a fantastic job and I am sure that they will continue and well make. "
The last exchange was not lucky for the month of May, with Belgium beating England in a group. But Belgium was eliminated by France in the first semifinal of the World Cup, a stage of the eliminatory phase that England avoided.
Leaders meet in Brussels for the annual summit of 29 NATO allies. FIFA leaves Wednesday a senior Croatian football official watching the World Cup semi-final against England from a VIP section, despite his conviction last month in a case of corruption related to the transfer from Luka Modric. [19659004WhenCroatiaBattulaRussiainfinancialandfinancialistheirinternationalgeneralofthefootballfederationoftheinnangeandthepresidentKolindaGrabar-KitarovicandPermanentPrimeMinisterDmitriMedvedev
Damir Vrbanovic has maintained his position since sentenced by a court in Croatia in June to a three-year prison term – although Article 68 of the FIFA Disciplinary Code excludes officials "convicted of a criminal offense in the last five years".
Howe FIFA decided that the award was not final because the former director general of Dinamo Zagreb appealed to a higher court.
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