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.
This is 89-year-old Milko Jadrasko and yes thatB次元官网网址檚 his underwear. HeB次元官网网址檚 Croatian.
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Croatia scored the winning goal in the 109th minute by Mario Mandzukic.
Until then, the Gordon Head crowd were in a panic.
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