Hi friends, today's I will tell you about a FIFA world cup's Simi final which was played between Croatia and ENGLAND.IN THIS semi final as all of you know that Croatia a defeats England . In this match team I Croatia hit two goals where England was able to hit only one a goal which leads England to get out of tournament.It is agonizing defeat for England and their fans . Up to the end both the teams have one and one goal but in extra time Croatia players play brieantly and hit the goal and leads them to go in the final first time twenty years after getting to the semi-final stage in France.
The loss for England denied them the opportunity of reaching the final of the competition they won for the first and only time back in 1966 when they hosted the World Cup Witha vibrant and young English side, a lot of faith and hopes rested on this generation of English stars to go the extra mile and re-write English football history, but it wasn’t to be for the three-lions; as they are fondly called.
Experienced counted for a very patient and resolute Croatian side, who had to dig deep to the extra drive and motivation to come from a goal down very early in the game to eventually outclass England and wrap the game up in the very late stages of extra time.
In this match the team of Croatia :Subasic Vrsaljko, Lovren, Vida, Strinic; Rakitic, Brozovic, Rebic, Modric, Perisic; Mandzukic.
England has the following players: Pickford; Walker, Stones, Maguire; Trippier, Alli, Henderson, Lingard, Young; Sterling, Kane.
This match was played in the stadium of Luzhniki. on this day people from Croatia and England come to this stadium for sporting their teams . There are atleast 75 thousand people watching this match. People of all over the world were seeing who will win this match.England started the quicker of the two teams, perhaps because of a much tired Croatian side who had played back-to-back extra time games in the last-16 and Quarter-final games. But it was the dream start for England, because after just 5 minutes, Kieran Trippier slammed a superb free-kick past a helpless Subasic, for England’s goal.
When they had chances upon chances England failed to repeatedly make them count. A normally clinical Harry Kane had his touches desert him at critical moments. As the half wore on, Kane missed a chance to increase England advantage, and Jesse Lingard shot wide when he should have done better.Experience and patience were the virtues that really counted for the Croatia side. And as England allowed their momentum after the lead slip from them, Croatia gradually began to come into the game.
In the second half Croatia grew in confidence and began dominate the game. England finally paid for missed chances in the first half, when Perisic stole ahead of Kyle Walker to reach for a ball and score with a neat athletic strike in the 68th minute.After Croatia’s equalizer, England’s attacking momentum dropped and they briefly lost their attacking edge. Harry Kane and Sterling were largely missing in action for long spells, and Croatia with the attacking quartet of Perisic, Mandzukic, Rebic, and Brozovic piled the pressure.
With Modric orchestrating things from the center, Perisic had a shot come off the post. And Jordan Pickford saved brilliantly from Mandzukic, largely keeping England in the game. England rode of the full time, but evidently struggled to keep their attacking threat up, during extra time, despite the having the likes of Marcus Rashford, Jamie Vardy, Jesse Lingard and Harry Kane upfront.The Juventus striker sealed the win for Croatia in the 109th minute after reacting quicker than John Stones to coolly slot home a finish past Jordan Pickford to make it 2 – 1 for Croatia, after receiving a brilliant flick-on from the tireless Ivan Perisic, in the England’s box.The England players struggled to muster some form of attacking drive, to seek out an equalizer, with a little over 11 minutes left to play in the game after Croatia’s second goal, but they had given all they could, and Croatia held on for a history win for the small European nation.
Then they face France in final but they lost the match.they play very well they win the hearts of all people .
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