Croatia will play its first final after coming back to England

[Askor lml]

France and Croatia will play an unprecedented final in the World Cup at the Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow on Sunday.

 

Croatia has qualified for the first time in its history for the World Cup final by winning 2-1 to England after an extension, which was achieved thanks to a goal by Ivan Perisic, and in which Mario Mandzukic sentenced .

The Inter Milan striker, very quick to overtake the English defense, balanced at 68 minutes the early goal of Kieran Trippier (min 5), who beat Danijel Subasic of an accurate free kick.

In extra time, a touch of the back of Perisic himself was used by the indefatigable Mandzukic to sign 2-1 and put Croatia in the final on Sunday, also at the Luzhniki stadium in Moscow.

The Balkan national team, which was contesting its third consecutive extension, after eliminating after penalty shoot-out passes to Denmark and Russia, will face France in the final, which on Tuesday beat Belgium 1-0.

Data sheet:

Croatia 2: Subasic; Vrsaljko, Lovren, Vida, Strinic (Pivaric, min 95); Brozovic, Rakitic, Modric (Badelj, min 118); Rebic (Kramaric, min 101), Perisic and Mandzukic (Corluka, min 115).

England 1: Pickford; Maguire, Stones, Walker (Vardy, min 112); Trippier, Henderson (Dier, min 97), Young (Rose, min 91), Lingard, Alli; Sterling (Rashford, min 74) and Kane.

Goals: 0-1, min. 5: Trippier; 1-1, min.68: Perisic; 2-1, min. 109: Mandzukic.

Referee: Cuneyt Cakir (Turkey). Yellow card with Rebic (min 48) and Rebic (min 96) in Croatia and Walker (min 54) in England.