Juventus Striker, Mario Mandzukic has revealed what England should expect from Croatia in the 2018 World Cup semi-finals.
Croatia qualified for the World Cup after defeating hosts Russia 4-3 on penalties over the weekend.
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Meanwhile, England defeated Sweden 2-0 to reach this stage of the tournament for the first time since 1990.
Now, 32-year-old Mandzukic has vowed that he and his
compatriots will fight until the last whistle against Gareth Southgate's
team.
"Don't worry, I still have something in me for England," he said, after leading the line in the 2-2 draw with Russia.
"We will all fight until the end. And in that case, even if we lose, no one could blame us."
Mandzukic has been quite important for Croatia scoring against Denmark in the round of 16 and provided an assits against Russia.
"Where do I find strength? I really don’t know. I remember
some ‘expert’ahead of World Cup saying this is not good old Mandzukic…
Well, he was right, this is a new, even better Mandzukic!
"I always give my best for my club and my country.”- Mandzukic added.
Croatia's best performance in the FIFA
World Cup was in 1998 when they end up in third place having lost to
eventual winners-France in the semi-final.
