克罗地亚2：1加时淘汰英格兰，三狮军团梦碎莫斯科

England’s bid to reach a first World Cup final since 1966 came to an agonising end as they lost in extra time to Croatia in Moscow.

英格兰队在加时赛中输给克罗地亚，标志着他们时隔52年再次闯入世界杯决赛的梦想就这样在莫斯科破灭了。

Juventus striker Mario Mandzukic scored the winning goal in the 109th minute of the semi-final, slotting in from Ivan Perisic’s flick-on into the area.

半决赛第109分钟，尤文图斯前锋马里奥·曼祖基奇接到伊万·佩里西奇一记漂亮的传中后为克罗地亚打进制胜的一球。

Gareth Southgate’s side - playing England’s first semi-final since they were beaten on a penalties by West Germany at Italia 90 - were given the perfect start through Kieran Trippier’s 20-yard free-kick after only five minutes, but Perisic’s 68th-minute equaliser sent the match into extra time.

自1990年英格兰在意大利世界杯上被西德点球击败后，索斯盖特率领的球队首次进入世界杯半决赛。比赛开场后仅五分钟，克伊兰·特里皮尔在距球门20码外打入一粒任意球，为英格兰赢得一个漂亮的开局，但佩里西奇在第68分钟一粒扳平比分的进球将比赛拖入加时阶段。

Unfancied before the competition, England defied expectations by reaching the semi-finals, but were undone by an experienced Croatia side.

在此之前英格兰出乎意料地进入了半决赛，但还是被经验丰富的克罗地亚击败。

Harry Kane’s golden touch deserted him when he missed a great chance to double their lead while Jesse Lingard also wasted a chance by shooting wide.

哈利·凯恩错失了一个将比分优势扩大的机会，而杰西·林加德也因射门偏出而错失良机。

As England allowed their opportunity to slip from their grasp, Croatia grew in confidence.

英格兰一次次地错过进球的绝佳机会，使得克罗地亚信心倍增。

England lost momentum after the break and were punished when Perisic stole in ahead of Kyle Walker for an athletic finish.

下半场佩里西奇抢在凯尔·沃克前将球打入球门，英格兰队下半场萎靡不振的士气由此受到挫败。

Croatia, with Luka Modric the orchestrator, took control as England faded, with Perisic hitting the post and Jordan Pickford saving magnificently from Mandzukic, before the striker made the decisive contribution with 11 minutes of extra time left.

队长卢卡·莫德里奇在英格兰队士气低迷之际率领克罗地亚队控制了局面。佩里西奇在下半场击中门柱，最终由英格兰门将乔丹·皮克福德挡出曼祖基奇射门，在加时赛的最后11分钟，为克罗地亚作出决定性的贡献。

England will now play Belgium in Saturday’s third/fourth place play-off in St Petersburg.

英格兰与比利时角逐三、四名的决赛将于周六（北京时间）在圣彼得堡打响。

Croatia will now face France in the World Cup final in Moscow on Sunday

克罗地亚本周日（北京时间）将在莫斯科与法国会师决赛。