Gareth Southgate's England team were hailed as heroes by British media, who acclaimed their achievement rather than dwelled on disappointment after their World Cup exit on Wednesday.

Jubilant Croatian fans honked their car horns and let off fireworks after their soccer team came from behind to beat England 2-1 in extra-time on Wednesday to clinch a place in the World Cup final against France.

Croatia ruthlessly exposed England's limitations in the second half of the World Cup semifinal on Wednesday as Zlatko Dalic's side fought back to secure a famous 2-1 extra-time victory.

Croatia played like lions to beat England and reach the World Cup final on Wednesday, striker Mario Mandzukic said after scoring the winning goal, while coach Zlatko Dalic described the performance as fantasy.

Sorry, England! It's not the World Cup, but the footballers who are coming home.

Ecstatic Croatia coach Zlatko Dalic is confident tiredness will not be an issue for his side when they face France in the World Cup final despite once again coming through extra time to beat England on Wednesday.

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"I was just changing my lens as the players ran towards me. They just kept coming towards me and they fell on me! It was a crazy

Ivan Rakitic revealed he was suffering with a fever in the days leading up to Croatia's 2-1 semifinal win over England at the World Cup.

Brazil forward Neymar's playacting makes people laugh, former Netherlands forward Marco van Basten said on Friday.

Ivan Perisic said his equaliser that helped Croatia come from behind to beat England 2-1 after extra time and reach the World Cup final was a goal that "he could only dream of" as a child.

The Croatia centre-back Dejan Lovren said that he deserves to be recognized as ‘one of the World’s best’ after helping Croatia reach their maiden final in the World Cup by beating England 2-1 in their semi-final tie.

According to data collected from Fox Sports TV coverage, France showcased a master class in time wasting during the match against Belgium in the semifinal of the World Cup, a stat-based website report said.

Croatia president Kolinda Grabar-Kitarovic an avid supporter of Croatian national team predicts at the Nato summit that her country will lift the World Cup trophy after winning the final against France.

"This is a miracle. Only great teams can be as brave as we were and fight back from a goal down against teams like England," says Mandzukic,

France are determine not to make the same mistakes they did two years ago in losing the Euro 2016 final when they take on Croatia for the biggest prize in football, midfielder Paul Pogba says.

Croatia defender Domagoj Vida apologises after his team's World Cup semi-final victory over England on Wednesday after speaking out in support of Russia’s neighbour and adversary Ukraine.

Apparently, the secret to Croatia’s golden generation was all too simple. The love making from Croatian couples have simply been better than most other countries, at least that is how defender Dejan Lovren explained it away.

England goalkeeper Jordan Pickford says that the missed chances in the first-half of the game against Croatia cost them the match as the Three Lions failed to build on their 1-0 lead.

Croatia coach Zlatko Dalic insists that it is Croatia’s chance to settle a 20-year old score against France as they meet Les Blues in the Final of the World Cup 2018 after beating England 2-1 in their semi-final tie.