![Croatia are in the semi-finals in Qatar after knocking Brazil out of World Cup 2022 - and it’s by no means the Vatreni’s first time in the last four.](https://img.asmedia.epimg.net/resizer/v2/Z3FCU7QUWISLEMK57PGCM3TCE4.jpg?auth=6d29f57b635cc5025ffd39f8e2d6931bb1f8b0bd06485ae671f58771c059728e&width=360&height=203&smart=true)
![Croatia are in the semi-finals in Qatar after knocking Brazil out of World Cup 2022 - and it’s by no means the Vatreni’s first time in the last four.](https://img.asmedia.epimg.net/resizer/v2/Z3FCU7QUWISLEMK57PGCM3TCE4.jpg?auth=6d29f57b635cc5025ffd39f8e2d6931bb1f8b0bd06485ae671f58771c059728e&width=360&height=203&smart=true)
La Séptima, their seventh title as European champions, was their exit from a long tunnel lasting 32 years, one that Madridistas had suffered through.
ByAlfredo Relaño
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The ten year duopoly on the Ballon d'Or has been broken by Modric, which is praise indeed for a model player who conducts the team from midfield.
ByAlfredo Relaño
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