Croatia will fight for the 2018 World Cup finals with England. The game full of prestige is believed to present many surprises.
Duel between Croatia with England rolled out at Luzhniki Stadium on Thursday (12/07/2018). The winner in this match will face France in the top party.
Croatia has Luka Modric, while England has Harry Kane. Here are the statistics of both teams from the group phase to the quarterfinals.
Harry Kane and the team are seeded by a meeting record in this match, also favorites because on paper have a better player composition on all fronts. But on the one hand, Croatia is also praised to have a number of players who can bring a miracle.
Duo Luka Modric and Ivan Rakitic can create threats through creations of attacks and from dead balls, while Ivan Perisic and Mario Mandzukic provide more dimensions in the wide area of the field and inside the penalty box.
Modric has so far made two goals and one assist, while Rakitic, Perisic, and Mandzukic have one goal. The four also occupy four of the top five in terms of average number of shots.
In addition to favored meeting records, England are also favorites for being rated as having better squad qualities. Croatian goalkeeper Danijel Subasic also admitted Gareth Southgate team is fantastic.
But that does not mean winning labels guarantee England will win.
England have good players, they are a fantastic team. They have lots of young players, but really good and fast. They play for big clubs, "Subasic said on FIFA's official website.
