On Wednesday, the second finalist of the World Cup final taking place in Russia will be revealed, according to lrt.lt. The participant will either be the England national team, who experienced the final glory in 1966, or the Croatian national team, who only held bronze in their hands. Both teams have been waiting for a long time to return among the top four teams of the tournament. Croatia last played in the semifinals 20 years ago in France in 1998, while England was last at this stage 28 years ago in Italy in 1990. Even three-quarters (17/23) of England's players were not born yet when the England national team confidently marched in Italy and won the bronze medals. The Croatian national team, like Belgium, who lost to the French national team on Tuesday, has never been in a championship final, so they will want to rewrite their country's football history in Moscow. "We respect everyone - England, France. But none of those national teams is better than us," said Croatian national team coach Zlatko Dalic before the semi-finals. The Croatian national team coach speaks confidently, but he certainly has something to think about before the match. Experts and the coach himself acknowledge that so far his team has not played as expected, and the team's stars fail to create chances or take advantage of them. Z. Dalic has something to be proud of - Danijel Subasic is recognized as one of the best goalkeepers in the championship, and Luka Modric shows incredible form. Meanwhile, Gareth Southgate was not as confident as the opponent's coach and talked about the importance of reacting properly to losses, although it seems that there are no problems in his team. The team plays accurately and responsibly, and Harry Kane is a true attacking machine that will be very difficult for the Croatians to stop. Among the "Three Lions" there are no injuries or suspensions due to cards. All 23 players are fully prepared, if necessary, to run onto the field. The Croatian national team has concerns about Sime Vrsaljko's injury, which he suffered in the match against Russia. Also unclear is the condition of goalkeeper D. Subasic, who finished the quarter-final match feeling pain. Looking at the journey of both national teams at this championship, it seems that the Croatian national team is losing their best form. In the first group matches, Croatia proved their advantage by beating the Nigerian national team 2:0 and defeating Argentina's team 3:0 in the second round. In their last game, they did not spare the Icelandic newcomers with a score of 2:1. After these results, they took first place in Grou...
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