Croatia will appear in the World Cup semi-finals for the first time in 20 years when they take on England at the Luzhniki Stadium on Wednesday. Zlatko Dalic’s side beat hosts Russia 4-3 on penalties ...

‘We have better players than 20 years ago,’ says Lovren Luka Modric picked out for praise after defeat of Argentina Dejan Lovren believes Croatia are capable of eclipsing the achievements of the ...

(Reuters) - Ever since a talented Croatian side reached the 1998 World Cup semi-finals in their second major tournament as an independent nation, subsequent generations have been under pressure from ...

Croatia coach Zlatko Dalic told his team they had a chance to “settle a score” against France in the World Cup final. (FIFA World Cup semi-final highlights - Croatia beat England, enter final) Croatia ...

Just weeks before the start of the World Cup, Croatia coach Zlatko Dalic identified a major problem with his team, their obsession with France 1998. "Croatia haven't done well in a World Cup since ...

Croatia has never lifted the FIFA World Cup trophy, but few nations have achieved more in such a short history. Croatia has ...

Croatia's coach and captain hailed their "fantastic" World Cup so far and said they were ready to beat Denmark on Sunday. Free-flowing Croatia romped through the group stage with three wins out of ...

Davor Suker finished as top scorer at France 98. Slaven Bilic was among Croatia’s key players in 1998 (John Giles/PA) Croatia will appear in the World Cup semi-finals for the first time in 20 years ...

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