{"id":2590,"date":"2018-07-11T10:25:49","date_gmt":"2018-07-11T06:25:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.uaebarq.ae\/en\/?p=2590"},"modified":"2018-07-11T10:26:25","modified_gmt":"2018-07-11T06:26:25","slug":"today-at-the-world-cup-wednesday-july-11","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.uaebarq.ae\/en\/2018\/07\/11\/today-at-the-world-cup-wednesday-july-11\/","title":{"rendered":"Today at the World Cup: Wednesday, July 11"},"content":{"rendered":"

Wednesday sees the second of the World Cup semi-finals as Croatia take on England in Moscow.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Each morning during the tournament we will bring you an overview of what is coming up…<\/p>\n

Who’s playing today?<\/h3>\n

Croatia v England (semi-finals) – Luzhniki Stadium, Moscow, 10pm (UAE time)<\/p>\n

What’s the deal?<\/h3>\n

Croatia stand in the way of England making their first World Cup final since 1966 as the two teams meet in an intriguing Moscow semi-final.<\/p>\n

England’s 2-0 victory on Saturday over Sweden<\/a>\u00a0has got the country dreaming that ‘football is coming home’ after 52 years of disappointments at major tournaments.<\/p>\n

Gareth Southgate thinks England could get an even bigger reception than the heroes of 1966 if they manage to win the World Cup.<\/p>\n

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Gareth Southgate and Jordan Henderson<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n

He said: “I’ve met quite a few of those players [who won the World Cup] and we know exactly how they’re held and perhaps, in the modern era, that would be even crazier. Social media and everything else, the global thing is so much bigger.”<\/p>\n

Croatia struggled to find rhythm in their penalty shootout knockout game victories against Denmark and Russia with boss Zlatko Dalic claiming the defensive style of their opponents stifled their creativity.<\/p>\n

He said: “I’m glad we demonstrated strength at such matches and adapted their style, we played the best we could and finally got those matches. I hope that against England it will finally be our style of play and our match.”<\/p>\n

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Skysports<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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