Ivan Rakitic of Barcelona and Croatia are moving on to the World Cup Final against France thanks to a thrilling 2-1 victory over England on Wednesday’s semi-final. The Croatians went behind early and needed an extra time goal to win their third consecutive 120-minute World Cup match and move on to the title game.
FIRST HALF
Early goals are always essential in these big matches because they don’t allow the teams to settle into a defensive shape and make the game boring, so Kieran Trippier scoring a truly sensational free kick just five minutes into the semi-final surely made it not boring.