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What do we know about England’s World Cup semi-final opponents Croatia?

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What do we know about England’s World Cup semi-final opponents Croatia?

England will bid to reach their first World Cup final in more than half a century when they meet Croatia in the last four on Wednesday.

Here, Press Association Sport profiles the side hoping to dash the Three Lions’ hopes.

World Cup record

Davor Suker, right, won the World Cup golden boot in 1998 (PA)
Davor Suker, right, won the World Cup golden boot in 1998 (PA)

Former greats

Slaven Bilic played for and later managed West Ham (Adam Davy/PA)
Slaven Bilic played for and later managed West Ham (Adam Davy/PA)

Current danger men

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Manager

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World Cup 2018 so far

Previous meetings with England

Steve McClaren lost his job after a loss to Croatia in 2007 (Sean Dempsey/PA)
Steve McClaren lost his job after a loss to Croatia in 2007 (Sean Dempsey/PA)

Geography

Croatia has become a popular holiday destination, particularly the resort of Dubrovnik, where popular television series Game of Thrones films its King’s Landing scenes. Croatia’s population is just over four million and, of the 32 countries at the 2018 World Cup, only Panama, Uruguay and Iceland are home to fewer people.

A nation famous for…

Goran Ivanisevic won the men's singles at Wimbledon in 2001 (Tom Hevezi/PA)
Goran Ivanisevic won the men’s singles at Wimbledon in 2001 (Tom Hevezi/PA)

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