Croatia vs England decide which two teams will compete for the 2018 World Cup, which one is stronger? Let's take a look at Croatia vs. England's historical performance analysis!
Before the world cup, Croatia and England are not very favored by the outside world. England's FIFA ranking is 13 and Croatia's FIFA ranking is 18. It's a bit surprising to score in the top four all the way. Which team will be stronger in the semi-finals? I believe you all want to know, so the following 99 single player network editor brings you the historical performance analysis and score forecast of Croatia vs. England. Let's have a look!
Croatia vs England
Nature of the competition: 1 / 2 finals of the world cup
Competition time: 02:00, July 12, Beijing time
Venue: Luzhniki Stadium, Moscow
Croatia's semi-final against England will be a big match between the representatives of power football and technical football. Both sides have consistent strikers such as Harry Kane and manjujic, as well as excellent midfield commanders such as Modric and Henderson. Both sides have a strong desire to reach the final.
After all, England have been weak for many years. The last time they won the championship was in 1966. Croatia also knows that its golden generation is rare. This world cup will be the best chance for them to realize their dreams.
Croatia vs England: Croatia 1-1 or 1-2 England
Croatia vs. England:
Croatia team:
Number of World Cup entries: 4
The best result of the World Cup: the third place of the 1998 French World Cup
World Cup Time: 1998, 2002, 2006, 2014
FIFA ranking: 17
On November 12, 2017, Croatia's national men's football team was promoted by the European additional match, and won the qualification of 2018 Russia world cup, which is the fifth time.
England:
Number of World Cup entries: 14
World Cup best: 1996 World Cup champion
World Cup Time: 1930-1938, 1950-2014
FIFA ranking: 15
By the end of the 2014 World Cup, England had 61 games in the world, 26 wins, 19 draws and 16 losses, scoring 79 goals and losing 55 goals. On October 5, 2017, England won 8 wins and 2 draws in group F of the European zone qualifier, and qualified for the 2018 Russia world cup with the group's first qualification.
Croatia points to Russia, 20 years later into the top four! In the final quarter finals of the 2018 World Cup, host Russia and Croatia drew 1-1 at regular time, with each side scoring one goal in extra time.
In the penalty shoot out, Croatia made four out of five in the post penalty, and Rakitic was the last one to make a steady hit. Croatia beat Russia 6-5 in total score, and will reach the top four of the world cup again 20 years later. They will compete with England for the final qualification!
Croatia is one of the strongest black horses in the history of the world cup. They won the third place in the first World Cup in 1998! Croatia coach Daric said after the match, after a difficult victory over Russia, the team momentum soared, the next will go all out, seriously prepare for the semi-final match with England.
So far, England have scored 11 goals in this world cup, and also tied the team's goal record in a single world cup. In the 1966 World Cup, the three lions also scored 11 goals.
Croatia vs. England:
Croatia:
Croatia's three stars Modric, lakitic and manzuki played an important role in the world cup, especially the world's first midfield reputation Modric's super overall situation and accurate interception closely linked Croatia's front and back fields. Play a key role against Russia.
The tenacious Croatia is a model of luck and tenacity in the match with Russia, from falling behind to surpassing to being equaled, and finally narrowly defeating Russia in the penalty shoot out to reach the semi-finals. Against England, it's not enough for Croatia to be tenacious. More good luck is needed.
Croatia's first five matches were 2-0 win over Nigeria, 3-0 win over Argentina, 2-1 Iceland, 4-3 win over Denmark (1-1 draw, 3-2 penalty kick), 6-5 win over host Russia (2-2 draw, 4-3 penalty kick). Croatia's luck is not as good as the last two penalties in a row.
Nine goals in total and four goals in attack and defense were excellent, including one from Vida, one from pericic, one from laketich, two from Modric, one from badergi, one from cramaric, one from manzuki and one from leibich. 78 shots, 2700 passes, 72 steals, 55.46% possession, 81.1% passing success and 12 yellow cards.
England:
England captain Kane's excellent performance is an important guarantee for the team to move forward. Now, Kane leads the shooter list with 6 goals. The excellent performance of goalkeeper Pickford is also an important factor. England beat Colombia in the knockout game. England won on penalties, breaking the team's destiny of losing every time. Against Sweden, goalkeeper Pickford left and right to protect the goal, the final 2-0 win. It can be said that England are at the best time to win the championship, only one step away from the championship.
In the first five games, England won 2-1 against Tunisia, 6-1 against Panama, 0-1 against Belgium (both teams in group G have reached the semi-finals, which is the strongest group), 5-4 against Colombia and 6-5 against Russia. 11 goals, including 2 from stones, 1 from maguel, 1 from Jesse lingard, 1 from Allie and 6 from Kane. Shooting 68 times, passing 2676, stealing 67, ball control rate 55.42%, passing success rate 85.3%, yellow card 5.
To sum up:
England scored 11 goals higher than Croatia 2, shot 68 times lower than Croatia 10 times, passed 2676 times lower than Croatia 24 times, snatched 67 times lower than Croatia 5 times, possession rate 55.42% lower than Croatia 0.04%, pass success rate 85.3% higher than Croatia 4.2%. There is little difference in data.
All of the above together, Croatia's good luck should be used almost, England's victory over Croatia is a high probability event.
Croatia vs England 1-1 or 1-2