Croatia vs England, 2018 FIFA World Cup, Semifinals

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Croatia

68': Ivan Perisic
109': Mario Mandzukic

FT - ET
2 - 1

England

5': Kieran Trippier

Croatia reaches World Cup for 1st time, beats England 2-1

Croatia is going to its first World Cup final.

Match Timeline

0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
0': First Half begins.
1': Foul by Jordan Henderson (England).
1': Ivan Rakitic (Croatia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
1': Foul by Jesse Lingard (England).
1': Ivan Rakitic (Croatia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
3': Foul by Mario Mandzukic (Croatia).
3': Jordan Henderson (England) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
4': Dele Alli (England) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
4': Foul by Luka Modric (Croatia).
5': Goal! Croatia 0, England 1. Kieran Trippier (England) from a free kick with a right footed shot to the top right corner.
8': Corner,Croatia. Conceded by Ashley Young.
10': Dele Alli (England) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
10': Foul by Sime Vrsaljko (Croatia).
11': Corner,England. Conceded by Marcelo Brozovic.
12': Foul by Raheem Sterling (England).
12': Mario Mandzukic (Croatia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
14': Corner,England. Conceded by Ivan Perisic.
14': Attempt missed. Harry Maguire (England) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Kieran Trippier with a cross following a corner.
15': Foul by Kyle Walker (England).
15': Mario Mandzukic (Croatia) wins a free kick on the left wing.
16': Foul by Sime Vrsaljko (Croatia).
16': Harry Kane (England) wins a free kick on the left wing.
19': Attempt missed. Ivan Perisic (Croatia) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Luka Modric.
21': Attempt blocked. Ante Rebic (Croatia) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
21': Foul by Dejan Lovren (Croatia).
21': Harry Kane (England) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
22': Offside, England. Harry Kane is caught offside.
23': Attempt missed. Ivan Perisic (Croatia) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Mario Mandzukic with a headed pass.
24': Foul by Ivan Strinic (Croatia).
24': Kieran Trippier (England) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
27': Foul by Dejan Lovren (Croatia).
27': Raheem Sterling (England) wins a free kick on the left wing.
28': Hand ball by Dele Alli (England).
30': Offside, England. Harry Kane is caught offside.
32': Attempt saved. Ante Rebic (Croatia) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Jordan Pickford (England).
32': Foul by Ante Rebic (Croatia).
32': Jordan Pickford (England) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
33': Corner,Croatia. Conceded by Ashley Young.
34': Hand ball by Mario Mandzukic (Croatia).
36': Attempt missed. Jesse Lingard (England) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Dele Alli.
37': Attempt blocked. Raheem Sterling (England) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jesse Lingard.
40': Ashley Young (England) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
40': Foul by Ante Rebic (Croatia).
43': Attempt missed. Sime Vrsaljko (Croatia) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Luka Modric.
45': Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time.
45'+1': Foul by Kieran Trippier (England).
45'+1': Ivan Strinic (Croatia) wins a free kick on the left wing.
45'+1': Attempt blocked. Ivan Rakitic (Croatia) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
45'+2': Attempt blocked. Luka Modric (Croatia) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
45'+2': First Half ends, Croatia 0, England 1.
45': Second Half begins Croatia 0, England 1.
46': Foul by Raheem Sterling (England).
46': Luka Modric (Croatia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
47': Foul by Ante Rebic (Croatia).
47': Kieran Trippier (England) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
47': Foul by Ante Rebic (Croatia).
47': Kyle Walker (England) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
48': Mario Mandzukic (Croatia) is shown the yellow card.
54': Kyle Walker (England) is shown the yellow card.
55': Corner,Croatia. Conceded by Jesse Lingard.
55': Foul by Dejan Lovren (Croatia).
55': Harry Maguire (England) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
56': Attempt blocked. Jesse Lingard (England) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Raheem Sterling.
56': Corner,England. Conceded by Dejan Lovren.
59': Corner,Croatia. Conceded by Kyle Walker.
59': Foul by Sime Vrsaljko (Croatia).
59': Raheem Sterling (England) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
61': Attempt missed. Ivan Rakitic (Croatia) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left.
65': Attempt blocked. Ivan Perisic (Croatia) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
65': Foul by Sime Vrsaljko (Croatia).
65': Harry Kane (England) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
66': Delay in match because of an injury Kyle Walker (England).
67': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
67': Attempt missed. Harry Kane (England) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Kieran Trippier.
68': Goal! Croatia 1, England 1. Ivan Perisic (Croatia) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Sime Vrsaljko with a cross.
72': Ivan Perisic (Croatia) hits the right post with a left footed shot from the left side of the box.
72': Attempt saved. Ante Rebic (Croatia) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Jordan Pickford (England).
73': Corner,Croatia. Conceded by Dele Alli.
73': Attempt missed. Marcelo Brozovic (Croatia) right footed shot from outside the box is too high following a corner.
74': Substitution, England. Marcus Rashford replaces Raheem Sterling.
76': Offside, England. Marcus Rashford is caught offside.
77': Attempt missed. Jesse Lingard (England) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right misses to the left. Assisted by Harry Kane.
78': Attempt missed. Jordan Henderson (England) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.
83': Attempt saved. Mario Mandzukic (Croatia) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Jordan Pickford (England). Assisted by Marcelo Brozovic with a through ball.
84': Attempt missed. Ivan Perisic (Croatia) right footed shot from the left side of the box is too high.
88': Foul by Jesse Lingard (England).
88': Ivan Strinic (Croatia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90': Attempt missed. Dejan Lovren (Croatia) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Marcelo Brozovic.
90': Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
90'+1': Foul by Ivan Rakitic (Croatia).
90'+1': Marcus Rashford (England) wins a free kick on the right wing.
90'+2': Attempt missed. Harry Kane (England) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Kieran Trippier with a cross following a set piece situation.
90'+4': Second Half ends, Croatia 1, England 1.
90': First Half Extra Time begins Croatia 1, England 1.
90': Substitution, England. Danny Rose replaces Ashley Young.
93': Danny Rose (England) wins a free kick on the left wing.
93': Foul by Ante Rebic (Croatia).
93': Delay in match because of an injury Ivan Strinic (Croatia).
95': Substitution, Croatia. Josip Pivaric replaces Ivan Strinic because of an injury.
95': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
96': Danny Rose (England) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
96': Foul by Ante Rebic (Croatia).
96': Ante Rebic (Croatia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
97': Foul by Jordan Henderson (England).
97': Mario Mandzukic (Croatia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
97': Substitution, England. Eric Dier replaces Jordan Henderson.
98': Attempt blocked. Eric Dier (England) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jesse Lingard.
98': Corner,England. Conceded by Ivan Perisic.
99': Attempt blocked. John Stones (England) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Kieran Trippier with a cross.
99': Foul by Marcus Rashford (England).
99': Sime Vrsaljko (Croatia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
100': Offside, Croatia. Ivan Perisic is caught offside.
101': Foul by Marcus Rashford (England).
101': Sime Vrsaljko (Croatia) wins a free kick on the right wing.
101': Substitution, Croatia. Andrej Kramaric replaces Ante Rebic.
102': Attempt blocked. Andrej Kramaric (Croatia) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Marcelo Brozovic.
104': Foul by Harry Kane (England).
104': Ivan Rakitic (Croatia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
105': Fourth official has announced 2 minutes of added time.
105'+1': Attempt blocked. Andrej Kramaric (Croatia) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ivan Perisic.
105'+2': Attempt saved. Mario Mandzukic (Croatia) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Jordan Pickford (England). Assisted by Ivan Perisic with a cross.
105'+2': Corner,Croatia. Conceded by Jordan Pickford.
105'+3': Delay in match because of an injury Kyle Walker (England).
105'+3': Delay in match because of an injury Mario Mandzukic (Croatia).
105'+4': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
105'+4': First Half Extra Time ends, Croatia 1, England 1.
105': Second Half Extra Time begins Croatia 1, England 1.
107': Corner,Croatia. Conceded by Jesse Lingard.
108': Attempt missed. Marcelo Brozovic (Croatia) left footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Ivan Rakitic following a corner.
109': Goal! Croatia 2, England 1. Mario Mandzukic (Croatia) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ivan Perisic with a headed pass.
110': Foul by Kieran Trippier (England).
110': Ivan Perisic (Croatia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
111': Foul by Ivan Perisic (Croatia).
111': Kyle Walker (England) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
112': Substitution, England. Jamie Vardy replaces Kyle Walker.
113': Delay in match because of an injury Mario Mandzukic (Croatia).
113': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
114': Attempt missed. Ivan Perisic (Croatia) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Josip Pivaric.
114': Corner,Croatia. Conceded by Harry Maguire.
115': Delay in match because of an injury Kieran Trippier (England).
115': Substitution, Croatia. Vedran Corluka replaces Mario Mandzukic because of an injury.
116': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
116': Kieran Trippier went off injured after England had used all subs.
116': Attempt saved. Marcelo Brozovic (Croatia) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Jordan Pickford (England). Assisted by Andrej Kramaric.
116': Foul by Domagoj Vida (Croatia).
116': Jordan Pickford (England) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
117': Dele Alli (England) wins a free kick on the left wing.
117': Foul by Luka Modric (Croatia).
119': Substitution, Croatia. Milan Badelj replaces Luka Modric.
120': Attempt missed. Andrej Kramaric (Croatia) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Marcelo Brozovic.
120': Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
120'+1': Dele Alli (England) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
120'+1': Foul by Ivan Rakitic (Croatia).
120'+2': Foul by Jamie Vardy (England).
120'+2': Ivan Rakitic (Croatia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
120'+4': Hand ball by Milan Badelj (Croatia).
120'+5': Second Half Extra Time ends, Croatia 2, England 1.
0': Match ends, Croatia 2, England 1.

Statistics

ENG		CRO
14	Fouls	23
1	Yellow Cards	2
0	Red Cards	0
3	Offsides	1
4	Corner Kicks	8
5	Saves	0
46	Possession	54
11	SHOTS	22
1	ON GOAL	7
0.1	On Target %	0.3
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
379	Accurate Passes	474
497	Passes	590
0.8	Pass Completion %	0.8
3	Accurate Crosses	3
16	Crosses	41
0.2	Cross %	0.1
104	Long Balls	85
46	Accurate Long Balls	53
0.4	Long Balls %	0.6
3	Blocked Shots	4
8	Effective Tackles	13
12	Tackles	18
0.7	Tackle %	0.7
8	Interceptions	9
40	Effective Clearances	35
40	Clearances	35

Game Information

Competition: FIFA World Cup

Venue: Luzhniki Stadium
Location: Moscow, Russia
Attendance: 78,011

Line-Ups

Croatia (4-1-4-1)

No.	Name
23	Danijel Subasic (GK)
21	Domagoj Vida
6	Dejan Lovren
11	Marcelo Brozovic
3	Ivan Strinic
2	Sime Vrsaljko
7	Ivan Rakitić
10	Luka Modric
4	Ivan Perisic
18	Ante Rebic
17	Mario Mandzukic

Croatia Substitutes:

Andrej Kramaric, Duje Caleta-Car, Filip Bradaric, Josip Pivaric, Tin Jedvaj, Mateo Kovacic, Lovre Kalinic, Milan Badelj, Marko Pjaca, Vedran Corluka, Dominik Livakovic.

England (3-1-4-2)

No.	Name
1	Jordan Pickford (GK)
5	John Stones
6	Harry Maguire
2	Kyle Walker
8	Jordan Henderson
20	Dele Alli
7	Jesse Lingard
18	Ashley Young
12	Kieran Trippier
10	Raheem Sterling
9	Harry Kane

England Substitutes:

Phil Jones, Trent Alexander-Arnold, Danny Rose, Gary Cahill, Danny Welbeck, Marcus Rashford, Eric Dier, Ruben Loftus-Cheek, Nick Pope, Jamie Vardy, Jack Butland, Fabian Delph.

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