koszulki piłkarskie z nadrukiem dla dzieci 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.Gareth Southgate’s men booked their place in the final four with a routine 2-0 win over Sweden, whilst Croatia defeated hosts Russia on penalties.Here, Press Association Sport have profiled the side hoping to dash the Three Lions’ hopes.

World Cup HistoryAfter joining FIFA in 1992, and then UEFA in 1993 following the break up of Yugoslavia, Croatia made an instant impact at their first World Cup finals when they reached the 1998 semi-finals.They beat Germany 3-0 in the last eight, but were then beaten by hosts and eventual winners France despite taking the lead.Since then, the Croats have exited at the group stage in 2002, 2006 and 2014 and failed to qualify in 2010.Memorable FacesEx-Real Madrid forward Davor Suker, the current president of the country’s football federation, was the golden boot winner in 1998 with six goals for a team that also featured AC Milan midfielder Zvonimir Boban, as well as defenders Igor Stimac and Slaven Bilic – both of whom played in England.Brothers Niko Kovac and Robert Kovac played together at Bayern Munich, where the former has just been appointed manager, whileRobert Prosinecki is one of the few to have played for both Real Madrid and Barcelona.Modern Day StrengthsCroatia’s strength clearly lies in the central-midfield department that includes Real’s Luka Modric and Barca’s Ivan Rakitic.

Inter Milan’s Ivan Perisic is a constant threat down the left wing and Ante Rebic is enjoying a fine tournament on the opposite flank, while only Suker has scored more goals for his country than Juventus front man Mario Mandzukic.Liverpool centre-back Dejan Lovren has continued the good form he showed towards the end of last season too.Man in ChargeLike Gareth Southgate, Croatian boss Zlatko Dalic did not did not begin the World Cup qualifying campaign in charge of the nation.In fact, when Ante Cacic was sacked in October, Dalic was koszulka barcelona dla dzieci appointed just two days before the final group game in Ukraine, which Croatia won to get a play-off spot.