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Title: Croatia Stuns England in Extra Time to Advance to World Cup Final
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URL Source: https://www.wsj.com/articles/croati ... -to-world-cup-final-1531341455
Published: Jul 11, 2018
Author: Staff
Post Date: 2018-07-11 17:24:17 by Horse
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Mario Mandzukic’s 109th-minute shot into the left corner of the net sealed a 2-1 comeback win Mario Mandzukic of Croatia reacts after scoring in extra time during a 2-1 win. Mario Mandzukic of Croatia reacts after scoring in extra time during a 2-1 win. Photo: felipe trueba/epa-efe/rex/shutte/EPA/Shutterstock By Jonathan Clegg July 11, 2018 4:37 p.m. ET 17 COMMENTS MOSCOW—Rewriting history isn’t supposed to be easy. But from the moment they arrived at the 2018 World Cup, England’s national soccer team had made it look exactly that. They cruised through the group stage. They breezed into the semifinals. They even found time to cure a deep-seated psychological hangup about penalties with England’s first-ever shootout win at a World Cup. It was as though England had simply decided to cast off the half-century of heartbreak and humiliation its national team had endured in its quest to recapture the World Cup for the first time since 1966. 2018 World Cup Bracket But 52 years of hurt and the emotional baggage of 50 million people has a way of catching up with you. And in its first semifinal appearance in 28 years, with a place in the World Cup final seemingly within reach, England’s serene progress through this tournament finally came up against an obstacle it couldn’t simply brush aside. The obstacle in question was Croatia, which clawed its way back from an early deficit to send a gripping semifinal to extra-time, where Mario Mandzukic’s 109th-minute shot into the left corner of the net sealed a 2-1 comeback win that sent Croatia into its first World Cup final and ensured England’s tortured relationship with this trophy will continue. Football is not coming home, after all. With the victory, Croatia moves on to play France in Sunday’s World Cup final at Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow. Poster Comment: The population of Croatia is 4 million. They are playing against and defeating much larger countries (Russia and England). France is a much bigger country and 90% of its players are immigrants!! In reality it is Croatia versus France and the Third World. This team has to be an inspiration to all underdogs in the world. Plus Croatia were anti-Communists when it was unpopular to be so. Finals are Sunday after church.
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#1. To: Horse (#0)
Europeans vs. Third World Invaders
I know this to be true. There were many members of the Waffen SS from Croatia during WW II. One of them was a Commanding Officer named Odilio Globocnik. First he would rob the Joos of their gold, then kill them and dispose of the bodies. He hid treasure in various locations around Eastern Europe. Much of it was recovered. But one place there was supposed to be some buried turned out to be a parking lot. If you check in Wiki about him, the reviews are not so nice. "When bad men combine, the good must associate; else they will fall, one by one." Edmund Burke
#2. To: Horse (#0)
Plus Croatia were anti-Communists
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