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Twitter reacts as Croatia reach their first World Cup final

Rishabh Gupta
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Croatia met England in the second semifinal of the World Cup.

Luka Modric and his men wrote history as Croatia entered their first ever World Cup final with a victory over England. Mario Mandzukic’s extra time winner secured Croatia’s berth in the final after Kieran Trippier scored in the early minutes of the match to give England the lead.

Croatia will now face France for the World Cup trophy.

England opened the scoring through the set-piece when Kieran Tripper’s free-kick went straight into the goal, with goalkeeper having no chance whatsoever to save the shot. Harry Kane missed an easy chance by his standards, as England failed to double the lead.

Croatia started the second half strongly, and Ivan Perisic finally scored the equaliser when Mandzukic led the counter on the break. In extra-time, Mario Mandzukic scored the winner for the Croatian side.

England, meanwhile, will play Belgium for the third-place playoff. France beat Belgium 1-0 in the first semifinal yesterday.

Here are some of the tweets from the match:

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Rishabh Gupta

Rishabh Gupta

A sports enthusiast. Sports, I believe, is one of the few powers which help us grow, both as an individual and society. With each day, in the rich world of sports, I grow.

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