England vs. Croatia
Luzhniki Stadium, Moscow
Wednesday’s World Cup semifinal between England and Croatia, with the winner advancing to play France in Moscow on Sunday, pits youth against experience. Eighteen of the 23 players on England’s roster, the third-youngest squad in the tournament, are at their first World Cup, while 13 Croatian players were part of the team that failed to advance out of the group stage in 2014.
With five matches under their belts in Russia, the Three Lions have grown up fast under Manager Gareth Southgate, and are on the verge of advancing England to the final for the first time since 1966.