France will face Croatia in the final of the FIFA World Cup 2018 after the latter defeated England 2-1 in extra-time at the Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow. The two teams were tied 1-1 at the end of normal time.
#CRO WIN! @HNS_CFF are in the #WorldCupFinal! #CROENG // #WorldCup pic.twitter.com/nAdhl2xumJ
— FIFA World Cup (@FIFAWorldCup) July 11, 2018
#FifaWorldCup2018 | It's all over. #England crash out; #Croatia come from behind to script history and book a place in the #WorldCup final. They will face #France at the Luzhniki Stadium in #Moscow on Sunday.#CRO 2-1 #ENG #WorldCup #CROENG
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Juventus striker Mario Mandzukic scored the winner in the 109th minute to take Croatia into the final of a FIFA world cup for the first time, dashing England’s hopes of reaching the final and aim for world cup glory since their maiden triumph at home in 1966.
#FifaWorldCup2018 | Mario Mandzukic scores in extra-time to put #Croatia in front.#CRO 2-1 #ENG #WorldCup #CROENG
— NEWS LIVE (@NewsLiveGhy) July 11, 2018
Although The Three Lions took the lead in the fifth minute with Kieren Trippier scoring a magical goal from a spot-kick, Ivan Perisic equalized for Croatia in the 68th minute before Mandzukic netted the winner in the second half of extra-time.
The 2018 FIFA #WorldCupFinal:
🇫🇷 @FrenchTeam vs @HNS_CFF 🇭🇷#WorldCup pic.twitter.com/r7EwuZXLpw
— FIFA World Cup (@FIFAWorldCup) July 11, 2018
France, the 1998 winners, and Croatia will lock horns at the Luzhniki Stadium on Sunday (July 15) while the two losing semi-finalists — Belgium and England — will face each other in the third and fourth place playoff at Saint Petersburg on Saturday (July 14).
