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After the start of FIFA World Cup in Russia, no one would have thought that teams from England and Croatia would face each other in the semi-finals, but football is a very exciting game and now both of these teams get the final ticket to Semifinal. Croatia and England will meet at 11.30 pm Indian time. Let me remind you that Croatia has not even made it to the World Cup finals, while the English team reached the finals in 1966 and at that time they also became World Cup champions.

Croatia has performed amazing in this World Cup. This team has not face any single defeat in the World Cup so far. Croatia defeated Nigeria 2-0 in the first match. After this, he beat Argentina's biggest contender 3-0, Iceland heart breathing win  2-1, His match with Denmark was a 1-1 draw (win in the penalty), but in the quarter-finals, he beat Russia 4-3 in the penalty.

Croatia's strength is its strong midfield. Ace Luka Moderich, Ivan Rakitich of Croatia's trump The midfield pair is a big threat to England.

The England team has also performed very well under the leadership of Captain Harry Kane. With the formation of 4-1-4-1 in the current World Cup, this team has scored 11 goals. There are just four goals against them. The team's trump card is Harry Kane, who has scored the most six goals in this World Cup in Russia. Apart from this, England's goalkeeper, Jordan Pickford, also surprised the opponents with their strong performance.

England defeated Tunisia 2-1 in the World Cup, then they beat Panama 6-1, although they had to lose 0-1 to Belgium. After distorting  defeat against Belgium, English Came with match drawn with 1-1 against Colombia, but he won in the penalty. After that, he beat Sweden 2-0 in the quarter-finals.