Croatia has advanced to its first-ever World Cup final in men's soccer. The Croatian National team came from behind and upset favored England 2-to-1 in a semifinal match decided in extra time on Wednesday in Moscow. Croatia was supposed to be a tired team coming into the match. Its previous two games went to extra time and then emotionally draining penalty shootouts. But if anything, the grueling lead-up to the clash against England solidified Croatia's mental toughness, which served the Croats well on Wednesday. The script that said Croatia was tired and England would take advantage, seemed to play out early. England scored just five minutes into the match when defender Kieran Trippier beautifully arced a free kick over the wall of Croatian players that nestled into the upper right corner of the Croatian goal. Hard to believe at the time, but that would be England's only score. The Three Lions managed their 1-0 lead for more than an hour of playing time. But then midway through the
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