Pyry Soiri proved the catalyst for Zlatko Dalic’s arrival and a national resurgence

‘The future world champions’ have enjoyed a remarkable run under manager Zlatko Dalic

‘We were reading and we were saying, ‘OK, today we will see who will be tired’’

Southgate’s men unable to respond to Perisic’s equaliser while opponents grow stronger

England boss believes lack of experience of making big decisions proved costly

Roy Keane acted as the buffer to English enthusiasm in the emotional ITV studio

The three and a half week party is over and football is not coming home from Russia

Gareth Southgate has a fully fit squad to choose from for their semi-final with Croatia

Gareth Southgate’s England take on Croatia in Moscow for a place in Sunday’s final

A jubilant and delirious nation is expecting its superheroes to take it to the final

Gareth Southgate’s team hoping to exploit any tiredness in Croatia on Wednesday

Liverpool player has had bad times against the Spurs striker in the past

Never mind football, he himself might be afraid to come home such is the devotion he inspires

For the first time, England boss is happy to talk about the possibility of going all the way

Real Madrid star remembers the era when England squads buckled under the pressure

England will play Croatia in World Cup semi-finals after knocking out the hosts

Thirteen of the 22 players in the national squad have been associated with the Zagreb club

Gareth Southgate’s England bid for a place in the semi-finals before Russia face Croatia

England’s penalty shootout win over Colombia completes the last-eight line-up

Croatia’s goalkeeper Danijel Subasic makes three penalty saves in shootout

France’s mouthwatering clash with Argentina signals the start of the knockout stages

Hareide’s side are on a 17-match unbeaten run but only scored twice in group stages

Croatia cruise into last 16 and will now face Denmark

Lionel Messi’s Argentina must beat Nigeria as Denmark face France in Moscow

Messi has become a tortured soul who carries the fierce demands of 45 million people

Victory over Nigeria now could see Sampaoli’s disjointed side grasp a lifeline

Duffer won’t be letting his heart rule his head again after Argentina's horror show

Croatia and Luka Modric can leave Argentina on the brink with France also in action

Own goal and penalty from Luka Modric secures three points in Kaliningrad

Messi needs to carry Argentina while Super Eagles Nigeria could spring a surprise

PSG forward breaks deadlock at Anfield as he makes timely return from injury

The midfield options are impressive but off-field issues could halt progress again

Serbia get the better of Croatia in cracking Olympic decider between Balkan rivals

Ricardo Quaresma headed home after 118 minutes to send Croatia packing in Lens

Extraordinary synergy between Cacic strategy and players’ passion and commitment

Striker not in fear of Croatia after six-goal thriller against Hungary

Sergio Ramos misses a penalty before a late Ivan Perišic winner rocks Bordeaux

Barcelona midfielder comes up against a number of his club team mates on Tuesday

Uefa opens disciplinary proceedings following crowd on disturbances on Friday

Tomas Necid’s late penalty sealed a 2-2 draw after Croatia had cruised into the lead