After the historic pass of Croatia to the final of the 2018 World Cup in Russia, details of the match between the 'Chess' and England at the Luzhniki Stadium last Wednesday continue to emerge. However, this time it would be a controversial and unsporting play.

After Mario Mandzukic's goal in the 109th minute, which decreed the 2-1 and made the Croatian team explode in joy, only goalkeeper Subasic remained in his area. The rest were celebrating eagerly the goal that would take them to the final.

This situation, however, was attempted to be taken advantage of by Rashford, Lingard, and another player to resume the game on their own and surprise everyone with the equalizer. In the videos that went viral on social media, they can be seen taking the ball from the midfield and running towards the goal.

However, in the presence of the goalkeeper and seeing that their teammates were not following the play, they chose to stop. Even if they had scored a goal, it would not have been counted, as all the players were needed in their own area for the referee to resume the game.

Nevertheless, this does not change the fact that it was a clear intention to disadvantage the opponent and resort to actions that have little to do with fair play in this competition, so many have expressed that it goes openly against fair play.

On the other hand, Luka Modric pointed out that he felt a lack of respect from British journalists and experts towards his team, which ultimately served as motivation for them to overcome the 'Pross' in the semifinals.

"People were talking... English journalists, television experts," he told ITV. "They underestimated Croatia tonight and that was a big mistake. We read all their words and said, 'OK, today we will see who will be tired'. They should be more humble and respect their opponents more."