Africa: Football Fever Grips England Ahead of Possible Final With France

A history of cross-channel rivalry with France would make for a mouth-watering encounter should England make the World Cup final, but the 'Three Lions' must first overcome Croatia.

England face Croatia on Wednesday as the country attempts to reach just their second ever World Cup final, with the winner set to take on France on Sunday's final.France, the competitions 1998 winners, secured a final berth following 1-0 victory against Belgium in Saint Petersburg on Tuesday.

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