The referee blows his final whistle, Croatia are through to the World Cup final with a remarkable 2-1 win over England
The referee adds four minutes of stoppage time
Croatia are four minutes short of making history and qualifying for the World Cup final for the first time ever
GOAL FOR CROATIA!! Mandzukic escapes the attention of Stones to fire home after a flick-on in one of the most bizarre goals of this World Cup
A cleverly-played corner for Croatia finds Marcelo Brozovic but he blasts his shot over the crossbar from inside the area
The second half of extra time is underway
What a chance for Croatia! Mandzukic is thwarted by Pickford f rom close range after being found unmarked in the six-yard box
England denied by a goal-line clearance from Vrsaljko following a header from Stones!
England pour forward to score a precious winner, but Croatia are holding firm
The first half of extra time is underway
The referee blows his whistle, we are now heading for extra time
Kane's poor downward header goes wide after a free kick is floated into the area
A mistake by Pickford almost costs England! He pushes away a tame cross into the path of Perisic whose looping effort misses the target with the goal gaping
A chance for Croatia! Mandzukic controls a ball and sends a half-volley that is blocked by Jordan Pickford
Ten minutes remaining and both sides look capable of scoring in the dying stages
What a chance for Croatia! They almost go in front as Perisic's angled low shot strikes the post. England are given a let-off!
GOAL FOR CROATIA! They equalise out of the blue as Perisic cuts ahead of Walker to side-foot home a cross
Perisic's shot after a loose ball falls into his path is blocked by the defence
England have the upper hand; Sterling goes close after trying to skip past Vida but slips just when he is about to score
A shot by Lingard is deflected and goes high over in a rare attempt in the second half
The second period starts at a slow pace, with neither side going forward
The second half is underway
The referee blows his halftime whistle
England's dogged defending is making life difficult for Croatia's forwards, who can hardly find any spaces to operate
Another chance wasted by England! Jesse Lingard sends a low shot wide when well positioned to score on the edge of the area after a lay-off from Dele Alli
Harry kane spurns a golden chance to make it 2-0 but the linesman raises his flag for offside anyway
Goal-scoring chances are still far and few between
England's defence clears repeated Croatian crosses from both flanks
Croatia winger Ivan Perisic sends an angled shot from distance that goes just wide of the post
England look very dangerous in set-pieces, causing constant menace to Croatia's defence
Croatia are trying to recover from the early setback
GOAL FOR ENGLAND! Kieran Trippier opens the scoring with a curling free kick that goes past keeper Danijel Subasic
England are awarded a free kick on the edge of the penalty area after Dele Alli is tripped
The match is underway
Two nations who have been waiting years to put right the bitter memories of World Cup semi-final defeats will face each other on Wednesday in Moscow with the chance to finally go one step further.
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