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World Cup Semi-Final: England V. Croatia, Winner Will Play France

The winner of Wednesday's World Cup semi-final between England and Croatia will advance to Sunday's championship match against France.

The men's World Cup soccer tournament is down to the final two games.A day after France advanced to Sunday's final in Moscow with a 1-0 victory overIf England is to advance, it will have to get through Croatia, which has its own history of World Cup futility. Croatia has never advanced to the championship match. And the last time it played in the final four was 20 years ago, in 1998. That year, France both hosted FIFA's World Cup and won, beating Brazil 3-0.

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