Defender of Kiev Dynamo and Croatian national team Josip Pivarich commented on the release of his national team in the semifinal of the 2018 World Cup.

In the quarter finals mundialya "checkered" defeated the Russian team in the penalty shootout (4: 3, 2: 2 in regular time) and made their way to the semifinals of the tournament.

This victory was told by Croatian defender Josip Pivaric:.

"We are incredibly happy and very proud that we have achieved this result.

It's nice to watch how our victories are celebrated in Croatia ".

"Naturally, we wanted to beat Russia up to a series of penalty shoot-outs, but the final result is not an accident. He proves that we are a great team. We were rewarded for the work done ".

"England is gaining momentum with every match. We need to concentrate and show our game, "- quotes Josip Hntv. hr.

The match Croatia - England will be held on July 11 and will begin at 21:00 Kyiv time.