It’s been an exhausting ride for Croatia at the 2018 World Cup as they have had to get past extra time and penalties in their last two matches to even reach the semi-finals.

And now they will face an even greater challenge when they meet in form England at the Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow on Wednesday night (22:00 UAE time) for a place in the World Cup final.

Despite the exhaustion levels of his team coach Zlatko Dalic rates Ivan Rakitic and Luka Modric as the best midfielders in the world and firmly believes that the duo can still lead the Vatreni to their first ever World Cup final. Watch what he said below.