Croatia and England are scheduled to play their World Cup semifinal playoff on 7/11/18 at 2:00pm EST. Croatia finished 1st in Group D with 3 wins. They defeated Denmark in the round of 16 and Russia in the quarterfinal. England finished 2nd in Group G with 2 wins and 1 loss. They defeated Colombia in the round of 16 and Sweden in the quarterfinal. The last time these teams met in a 2009 World Cup qualifying match England scored a 5-1 victory over Croatia. Croatia will be aiming to improve upon their 3rd place finish from 1998 while England is daring to believe in hoisting their second championship trophy.
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Which nation will seize the day and defeat their opponent?
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England
Croatia
¡Croatia!
Croatia scored a 2-1 victory over England. A prize pool of 0.326 SBD will be shared with:
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England
England
Croatia..both are great teams
Croatia
I have my hope in Luka Modric and company for this one. Belgium vs Croatia is the best final possible.
England
Croatia will win to reach Grand finale