After a two-day hiatus, the Russia 2018 World Cup resumes today with the first semifinal game between France and Belgium. The second match tomorrow will decide if England or Croatia would be the other finalist. For the first in decades, the final four countries would not have a South American nation as all four of them are from Europe.
Here are a few more stats to usher in the 2018 World Cup semis.
1. After breaking out for the former Yugoslavia, Croatia has been to the World Cup five times (1998, 2002, 2006, 2014 and 2018). Their highest ever finish was third place at their France 98 debut.
2. France has the highest number of migrant/foreign-born players (14) in their 23 man squad.
3. Belgium is next with 8.
4. England’s last appearance at the World Cup semifinal was at Italia 90.
5. The Three Lions are ranked number 12 in the world while Croatia is ranked 30.
6. Belgium at number 3 is ranked higher than France- 7.
7. There…
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