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Saanich Croatian fans go wild as team reaches World Cup final

Croatian Canadians gather in the Croatian hall Gordon Head

Local Croatian fans will gather once more on Sunday as their national soccer team defeated England 2-1 in the World Cup semifinal on Wednesday.

France, which defeated Belgium 1-0 in the Tuesday semifinal, will face Croatia at 8 a.m. local time on Sunday in MoscowB次元官网网址檚 Luzhniki Stadium.

And you can bet there will be an even bigger crowd than the dozens who jammed the Croatian Cultural Centre hall on Wednesday of the Catholic Church St. Leopold Mandic, at 4081 Gordon Head Rd.

B次元官网网址淚 prayed when it was 1-1 that Croatia would win 2-1 in extra time,B次元官网网址 said young Benjamin Matic, 10, was visiting from Vancouver.

Croatia scored the winning goal in the 109th minute by Mario Mandzukic.

Until then, the Gordon Head crowd were in a panic.

B次元官网网址淚t was stressful, I almost had a hard attack,B次元官网网址 said Niko Zeba. B次元官网网址淏enjamin told me before the game, we would win 2-1.B次元官网网址

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