Posted on 07/11/2018 9:43:01 AM PDT by Berlin_Freeper
This is a FIFA World Cup semi-final decades in the making. Both sides have waited patiently for their turn, each experiencing heartbreak in prior editions since they last appeared in the final four. Croatia have 'only' had to wait 20 years (semi-finalists at France 1998), while England last reached the semi-final stage 28 years ago at Italy 1990.
Indeed, this first World Cup meeting between the pair will have a historic outcome. Croatia were defeated by hosts France back in 1998, meaning they have never reached a World Cup Final, while the Three Lions have only reached the Final once before, when they lifted their sole World Cup Trophy more than half-a-century ago - on home soil in 1966.
If both coaches are honest, they will admit that before Russia 2018 started, they would not have anticipated reaching this stage. But both sides have certainly earned their place with valiant performances.
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The French Soccer team will try to do what Napoleon couldn’t....win in Russia.
A few Germans could each throw a packet or two of firecrackers in close proximity to the French team, which would then immediately surrender, resulting in forfeiture of the Final match...
Well I mean it's not as if it was Iceland .... BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!
England was sure to win if - then when the Croats tied it in the second half, they collapsed like a pricked balloon.
They never recovered the initiative. So much for dreams of playing against France!
Now theyll have to fight Belgium for third place.
Credit to Croatia for making the adjustments and getting Modric more involved.
Modric is by far the best player in the tournament.
I supported England and they let me down.
NEVER AGAIN!!!
Same here - how do you throw away a sure win? Yet they did.
Simply amazing. The Croats came from behind and utterly routed them!
Not a bad few months for Modric, Champions League title and now potential World Cup Champion.
Congratulations to Croatia!!!
England could only score from set pieces, that catches up with you eventually.
It was said England was on fresh legs due to the overtime Croatia played against Russia.
But the second half was the opposite.
The Brits will riot——and blame Trump.
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He should get the Golden Boot!
LOL I think the only people as happy about this result as the Croats are the Scots and the Welsh.
and Theresa May who wasn’t going to be there for The Final.
And Gareth Bale was eligible to play for England but he turned them down for Wales.
They sure could have used him.
I think it’s dumb that the UK doesn’t field a team. They have a UK team for the Olympics, but not for soccer? That’s nuts. I know it’s tradition and all, but they might have more than one WC title as a combined team.
A team behind at the half, coming back to win, in the SemiFinal, in regulation. Unprecedented?
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