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England and Croatia head-to-head battle for place in the 2018 FIFA World Cup final – in pictures
Youth faces experience when England’s young guns and Croatia’s old guard face off in Wednesday’s World Cup semi-final in Moscow, with the prize of a return trip to the Luzhniki Stadium for the final. England have not reached the last four for 28 years and have only once before reached the final, when they won the World Cup on home soil in 1966.
Croatia’s defender Domagoj Vida (L) in Sochi on July 7, 2018, and England’s defender Harry Maguire (R) in Samara on July 7, 2018.
England’s coach Gareth Southgate (L) in Moscow on July 3, 2018, and Croatia’s coach Zlatko Dalic (R) in Nizhny Novgorod on July 1, 2018.
Croatia’s forward Mario Mandzukic (L) in Nizhny Novgorod on July 1, 2018, and England’s midfielder Dele Alli (R) in Samara on July 7, 2018.
Croatia’s goalkeeper Danijel Subasic (top) in Sochi on July 7, 2018, and England’s goalkeeper Jordan Pickford (bottom) in Moscow on July 3, 2018.
Croatia’s defender Dejan Lovren (L) in Sochi on July 7, 2018, and England’s midfielder Jordan Henderson (R) in Nizhny Novgorod on June 24, 2018.
Croatia’s midfielder Ivan Rakitic (L) in Sochi on July 7, 2018, and England’s forward Raheem Sterling (R) in Samara on July 7, 2018.
