After the resumption of the game, England attacked, and the England team quickly tackled the ball before launching a quick counter-attack.

In the first minute of stoppage time, Jesse Lingard played a through pass, and after Sterling got the ball, he used his speed to leave Croatian full-back Strinic behind, and he wanted to score twice.

Raheem Sterling cut inside before he found the opposition penalty area and then fired a left-footed volley that sent the ball in a beautiful arc through the air and past Croatian goalkeeper Sumic to the left-hand post.

The Luzhniki Stadium fell silent once again, could England take the lead again at the end of the first half!

The ball eventually grazed the post and flew off the line and Raheem Sterling missed another great chance to score.

The game restarted, Croatia finally recovered from the roar of coach Tadalic and launched an attack on England, Brozovic sent a long ball straight to the heart of England.

Stones and Mandzukic leaped high at the same time, and as they fought for a header, Stones' hand hit Mandzukic in the face, and Mandzukic fell to the ground.

"Tick!"

The referee awarded Croatia a well-placed direct free-kick up front.

While England were in the wall, Mandzukic was pulled up by his team-mates and he was going to take the free-kick himself.

The Russian commentator said: "Croatia got a good free-kick opportunity, can he use it now to help Croatia overtake the scoreline!" ”

"Tick!"

The referee's whistle blew and Mandzukic slowly ran towards the ball, with the England fans booing loudly as they tried to interfere.

"Smack!"

The ball flew off the inside of Mandzukic's right foot, then around the wall and towards the right side of the goal, and the atmosphere on the pitch was tense again.

England goalkeeper Jordan Pickford leaps to his feet and pushes with his left hand to let the ball change direction and fly off the line.

"Beautiful!"

The English national television commentator shouted: "Pickford, a beautiful save!" ”

Croatia quickly smashed a corner into the England penalty area, and Pickford leaped high to punch the ball out of the box.

Outside the penalty area, Rebic was about to step forward to get the ball, but he saw a figure running past his left side, he was shocked, and immediately remembered the terrifying speed of the opponent, so he stretched out his left hand and grabbed Jones's jersey tightly.

Jones struggled a few times but couldn't break free, so he had to stop.

The referee blew the whistle just in time to award England a free-kick and showed Rebic a yellow card.

The Russian commentator exclaimed: "It seems that Jones has been the focus of all teams' marking, Rebic did not give Jones a chance to get the ball at all, and in order to prevent him from getting the ball, he took tactical fouls." ”

In stoppage time for the rest of the first half, both sides had chances to score, but neither could take advantage of them, and the referee blew the whistle for the end of the first half.

The Russian commentator exclaimed: "The first half was over, the two sides drew 1-1 and England scored the opening goal through Raheem Sterling.

In the 45th minute of the second half, Croatia's Perisic scored the equalizer, and although England had a big advantage in the game, the score was like that! ”

The players from both sides walked off the pitch to the applause of the fans and walked towards the dressing room, where the stands fell silent as the players from both sides left.

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In the Croatian dressing room, coach Tadalic exclaimed: "England's attack is really good, but they are not without weaknesses, their defence is not impregnable, so we have to be confident!" ”

Although they equalized the score, the opponent almost pressed the team in the first half, and the opposing players seemed to be practicing shooting, and Dalic now had to solve the morale problem first.

'It's normal for a player like Jones to be unstoppable, you don't have to be frustrated, and he's not scoring at the moment.

Looking at the games he played, there were almost no games in which he didn't score, proving that we were still right about his defense! ”

Modric said in a deep voice: "The coach is right, we will definitely be able to contain him!" ”

He looked up at his teammates and said loudly: "No matter how strong the opponent is and how difficult the game is, as long as the whistle at the end of the game does not sound, we have a chance to create a since!" ”

His teammates listened to him, and Croatia's frustration slowly faded and was replaced by a strong fighting spirit.

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In the England dressing room, Southgate said directly: "Croatia will definitely strengthen their attack in the second half, we have to focus more on defence. ”

"As for the attack, we have to take every opportunity to play a quick counterattack and once we get the ball at the back, we have to find a way to make long passes!"

Southgate looked at Jones and Raheem Sterling, the two of whom had the speed to rely on, and Southgate continued: "Jones Sterling, you continued to use your pace in the second half to create chances on the flanks and shoot when you have the chance. ”

The two nodded at the same time and said, "Got it!" ”

Southgate concluded: 'But defending was the most important thing in our second half and now we're just one step away from the final and I don't want any surprises! ”

All the players nodded their heads after listening, indicating that they understood!

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As players from both sides re-entered the pitch, the calm stands came alive again and the fans cheered again.

The Russian commentator exclaimed: "The decisive battle of the second half is about to begin, this game will determine who will enter the final, and now with the goal of the one that Pecilic is about to end at the end of the first half, Croatia equalized the game 1-1 and the two sides are tied!" ”

The Croatian national TV commentator shouted: "We are now on the same line as each other, we have the possibility of overtaking the score at any time, come on Croatia, millions of supporters are supporting you!" ”

The English national TV commentator shouted: "Come on, England, win against Croatia and reach the final!" ”

On the pitch, after the players of both sides changed sides and stood in position.

"Tick!"

The referee blew the whistle and the second half began.

The Russian state TV commentator shouted: "The second half of the match between England and Croatia begins!" ”

The shouts of fans from both sides resounded throughout the stadium as the big battle began, with Croatia's midfielders rushing through the half-pitch and looking to play with a pressing style of play.

England's midfield were not flustered either, and they countered Croatia's frantic pressing by quickly reversing the ball.

As the clock wore on, England moved their football up front again, and England attacked.

In the third minute of the second half, England attacked from the right, and Sterling used his speed advantage to shake off the opponent's Strinic and run towards the Croatian penalty area.

Caught between three players, Raheem Sterling crossed the ball to Kane in the middle.

After Kane took control of the ball, he found that he couldn't turn around at all, so he knocked the ball back to Ali, who followed up in the middle.

"Smack!"

Ali followed up with a direct long-range shot that flew over the crossbar of the Croatian goal.

Croatian fans broke out in a cold sweat, England fans sighed, and cheered their players with applause after the ball.

After the restart, Croatia stepped up their attacking force, and right-back Vrsalko was also boldly involved in the attack.

For most of the first half, he wasn't involved in the attack at all because Jones put too much pressure on him.

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