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Croatia Beats England In Semifinal Match, Will Face France For The World Cup

Croatia advanced to its first-ever final by defeating England 2-1 in extra time on Wednesday. England will play Belgium for third place.

Croatia has advanced to its first-ever World Cup final in men's soccer. The Croatian National team came from behind and upset favored England 2-to-1 in a semifinal match decided in extra time on Wednesday in Moscow.

Croatia was supposed to be a tired team coming into the match.

Its previous two games went to extra time and

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