The Croatian national team became the second finalist of the 2018 World Cup. In the semifinals, the Balkans outplayed England - 2: 1.

The score in the match already in the 5th minute was opened by Tottenham midfielder Kieran Trippie: the free-kick player twisted the ball into the top nine and beat Daniela Subasic.

The Croatians retreated back in the 68th minute thanks to Ivan Perisic, who jumped the canopy from the flank.

The meeting spilled over into an additional 30 minutes, which became happy for the Croats: Mario Mandzhukich was the first to rebound in the box and shot into the far corner.

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The opponents of the "checkers" will be the French.

The game for gold will be held July 15 in Moscow at the stadium "Luzhniki". England will compete for bronze medals with Belgium with St. Petersburg on July 14.