Lionel Messi’s quest for a World Cup triumph is just one step from completion after he inspired Argentina to a 3-0 win over Croatia on Tuesday. The victory secured their place in the final. Croatia had proven stern opposition when eliminating Brazil in the previous round, but they crashed out at Lusail Stadium as Argentina […]
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Harry Kane fired England into the Nations League semi-finals as Gareth Southgate’s side scored twice in the last 12 minutes to seal a dramatic 2-1 victory over Croatia on Sunday. England were on the brink of relegation to the second tier of the competition after Andrej Kramaric gave Croatia the lead against the run of […]
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Goals from Paul Pogba and Kylian Mbappe, as well as a controversial VAR-awarded penalty, helped France beat Croatia 4-2 in an incredible World Cup final in Moscow on Sunday to lift the trophy for the second time in their history. In a match that had a bit of everything, Mario Mandzukic scored the first ever […]
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Croatia made it to their first ever World Cup final by coming from behind to crush England’s hopes in an enthralling contest. The Balkan nation of just four million people will play France on Sunday after Mario Mandzukic’s extra-time winner in Wednesday’s semi-final prolonged England’s 52-year wait to reach a second World Cup final. England […]
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Croatia have booked a date on 11 July with England in the FIFA World Cup semi-final after edging out hard-fighting hosts Russia in penalties in the match played in Sochi. The thrilling quarter-final match had ended 1-1 after regulation time. It also ended 2-2 after extra time, leading to penalty shootout to decide the winner, […]
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Croatia are through to the quarter-finals of the World Cup after beating Denmark in the second penalty shootout of the day A frantic start saw Denmark score in under a minute as Mathias Jorgensen latched onto the end of a long throw that caused mayhem in the six-yard-box, but just three minutes later Mario Mandzukic […]
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Lionel Messi’s World Cup dream was left hanging by a thread as Croatia powered into the last 16 with a 3-0 drubbing of Argentina on Thursday. Second-half goals from Ante Rebic, Luka Modric, and Ivan Rakitic sealed a deserved victory as a poor Argentina were left on the brink of a humiliating first-round exit. The […]
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An own goal from Oghenekaro Etebo and a Luka Modric penalty gave former semi-finalists Croatia a 2-0 win over Nigeria in their World Cup Group D opener on Saturday. In Russia’s sleepy European exclave of Kaliningrad — perhaps best known for its nuclear missile sites — the youngsters of Nigeria struggled to get going against […]
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Neymar was on song for Brazil on his return to action after three months out through injury as his country warmed up for the World Cup with a 2-0 friendly win over Croatia at Anfield, Liverpool on Sunday. The most expensive player in the world has been sidelined since Feb. 25, when he fractured a […]
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Real Madrid midfielder Luka Modric faces up to five years in jail after being charged with perjury. Luka Modric was charged by Croatian prosecutors in connection with his testimony about former Dinamo Zagreb director Zdravko Mamic. Zdravko Mamic has been charged with embezzlement and fraud. Prosecutors allege Modric gave a false statement in June about […]
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