uventus and Croatia’s forward Mario Mandzukic’s extra-time goal was the difference of the night, as Croatia beat England to reach their first ever world cup final.
This ends all the talk of ‘It is coming home’ English fans all over the world have been singing after their win against Sweden in the quarterfinals, and the hope of winning another world cup after 1966 comes to an end.
England scored first as early as 13-minutes through a free-kick from Spurs defender, Kieran Trippier and Croatia replied in the second half and extra-time to win their first ever world cup semi-final game, 20-years after.
The result means Croatia will now face France in the final, while England will face Belgium for the third-place game.