Brace yourselves. The final stages of the 2018 World Cup are here and England are still in the reckoning.

Wednesday night’s crunch encounter will see the Three Lions face off against the grit of Croatia for a place in the World Cup final in Moscow.

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But first France took on Belgium in a tense semi final in St Petersburg, with Les Bleus winning 1-0.

The result means France have qualified for their third final in 20 years while Belgium will have to be content playing off for third place on Saturday.