Croatia beats England 2-1 after extra time to advance to final against France
- 6 years ago
Let's turn to the latest from the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia...
After Tuesday's relatively dull first semi-final between France and Belgium,... England and Croatia served up a classic semi on Wednesday,.... packed with goals,.... near misses and plenty of other drama.
Telling us who will face France in Sunday's final... is our Lee Seung-jae.
Over 78-thousand fans packed into Moscow's Luzhniki Stadium on Wednesday to watch England and Croatia square off for a spot in Sunday's World Cup final.
With France already earning their place on Tuesday... would it be England making their first final since they won the tournament in 1966 or Croatia advancing to their first ever World Cup final?
The first goal came quickly with Kieran Trippier's superb free kick in the 5th minute giving England the early lead.
That's how the score remained until half time, despite some strong pressing by the Croatians.
The second half began with Croatia continuing where they left off.
And in the 68th minute,... the breakthrough came when Sime Vrsaljko 's long cross found Ivan Perisic open for the header,.. to level things at one-a-piece.
The match heads to extra time,... where in 109th minute,... Mario Mandzukic is left wide open after a headed pass from Ivan Perisic,... as the Juventus striker slips his shot past England keeper Jordan Pickford for the 2-1 lead.
Croatia's defense does the rest,... as the Eastern Europeans win... and advance to their first ever World Cup final.
The final two -- Croatia and France -- will duke it out in Moscow early Sunday evening, local time,... for the most coveted prize in world football.
Lee Seung-jae, Arirang News.
After Tuesday's relatively dull first semi-final between France and Belgium,... England and Croatia served up a classic semi on Wednesday,.... packed with goals,.... near misses and plenty of other drama.
Telling us who will face France in Sunday's final... is our Lee Seung-jae.
Over 78-thousand fans packed into Moscow's Luzhniki Stadium on Wednesday to watch England and Croatia square off for a spot in Sunday's World Cup final.
With France already earning their place on Tuesday... would it be England making their first final since they won the tournament in 1966 or Croatia advancing to their first ever World Cup final?
The first goal came quickly with Kieran Trippier's superb free kick in the 5th minute giving England the early lead.
That's how the score remained until half time, despite some strong pressing by the Croatians.
The second half began with Croatia continuing where they left off.
And in the 68th minute,... the breakthrough came when Sime Vrsaljko 's long cross found Ivan Perisic open for the header,.. to level things at one-a-piece.
The match heads to extra time,... where in 109th minute,... Mario Mandzukic is left wide open after a headed pass from Ivan Perisic,... as the Juventus striker slips his shot past England keeper Jordan Pickford for the 2-1 lead.
Croatia's defense does the rest,... as the Eastern Europeans win... and advance to their first ever World Cup final.
The final two -- Croatia and France -- will duke it out in Moscow early Sunday evening, local time,... for the most coveted prize in world football.
Lee Seung-jae, Arirang News.