Croatia has advanced to its first-ever World Cup final in men's football. The Croatian team came from behind and upset favored England 2-to-1 in a semifinal match decided in extra time on Wednesday in Moscow, Russia. Croatia was supposed to be a tired and exhausted team coming into the match. Its previous two games went to extra time. But if anything, the grueling and long lead-up to the clash against England solidified Croatia's mental toughness, which served the Croatian team well on Wednesday. The script that said Croatia was tired and England would take advantage, seemed to play out early. England scored just five minutes into the game when defender Kieran Trippier beautifully aced a free kick over the wall of Croatian team that was sent into the upper right corner of the Croatian goal.
Facebook Conversations