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Croatia seal victory to end England's World Cup dream

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Although the Three Lions had a fantastic start to the match, the players may regret not taking their chances to double their early lead, as Croatia bounced back to win in extra time. Croatia is buzzing right now, since this is the first time they have ever reach the World Cup finals. English players heartbroken 120 minutes after kickoff Image Source: Telegraph In the 5th minute, Tottenham midfielder Kieran Trippier scored an excellent free kick and hit it at the top right corner to give England the perfect start. Eight minutes later England had another opportunity, as Trippier crosses the ball to Harry Maguire who heads it wide. 29 minutes into the match, Tottenham striker Harry Kane had two huge opportunities to score. The first shot was in the penalty box where Kane shoots straight at Monaco keeper Danijel Subasic. However Subasic wasn’t able to hold on to the ball, giving Kane another crack at goal as he shoots from the left side of the goal only to be denied by Subasic and the