England haven’t won anything yet – Young
Ashley Young insists there is no point in England celebrating setting up a World Cup semi-final against Croatia as they ‘haven’t won anything yet’.
Modric would deserve Golden Ball – Mandzukic
Mario Mandzukic says Croatia teammate Luka Modric deserves to be a front-runner for Russia 2018’s Golden Ball.
Rakitic is in career-best form – Dalic
Croatia midfielder Ivan Rakitic is in career-best form at the World Cup, according to coach Zlatko Dalic.
Henderson hopeful over fitness for Croatia clash
England midfielder Jordan Henderson is hopeful over his fitness ahead of his team’s World Cup semi-final against Croatia.
WC win would be crazier than 1966 triumph – Southgate
England manager Gareth Southgate has no doubt that winning the 2018 World Cup would result in his players being even more revered than those who guided the country to their last success in 1966.
Lukaku, Hazard, De Bruyne in Team of the Quarter-Finals
FourFourTwoSA selects the World Cup team of the quarter-finals as Belgium stars Romelu Lukaku, Eden Hazard and Kevin De Bruyne steal the show, writes DEAN WORKMAN.
Superbru: Mbappe set to fire France into final
Before you make your Superbru picks for the World Cup semi-final action, take a look at FourFourTwo’s predictions as Kylian Mbappe looks set to lead France past Belgium to reach the final.
Croatia’s Vida free to face England after Fifa warning
Domagoj Vida says his pro-Ukraine comments in a social media video were not a political message, with the Croatia defender having avoided a World Cup ban.
World Cup, day 24: the things you might have missed
England eased past Sweden to set-up a clash with Croatia, while Luka Modric and Co ended the Russian dream after edging them on penalties.
Semis beckon but Croatia nothing like iconic ’98 team
This Croatia generation is nothing like the iconic 1998 team. Improvement is needed if the present is to outdo the past at the World Cup.