he is in st petersburg covering that angle for us tonight and here at the big table is jonathan crane from worse sports just john's list start with you talk us through this game quite simply from carried out a defensive must across they notified the threat from belgium early on and five minutes into the second half a goal here it is sound it was c.c. heading in from a corner. around the laney so the ball that was on from griezmann across the board and you can see that he got ahead of fairlane and headed to born in one nil to france and that was really how it stayed because after that belgium just could not simply find a way three front runners to close off or the brilliant defending refound around an m.t.t. as well motivated you to score a goal he helped keep him out so one no it's a strong finish and i think. you only how impressed were you by for instance performance. yeah i think one of my main impressions of france at this tournament is that i'm a little disappointed that they haven't really sparkled in attack that much but i think what we've seen again tonight is that they just k

later this week france has sealed its spot at the finals after defeating belgium my colleague jonathan crane is here from b w sports talk us through this game tonight john. quite simply a defensive masak lost in france because they worked out how. the mouth of the day and they got the crucial goal five minutes into the second half let's take a look at how it all unfolded. it wasn't until the twenty second mini k.g. semifinal sprang into life belgium's toby and a viral tonight on the turn a stunning sight from hugo to reese fronts a tight next kilian and back pay feeding benjamin providing the thirty eight minutes of vital stop and see vocal twat this time the breakthrough arrived early in the second tough front she said well in t.t. rose highest i'm not home and strong reasons corner in the fifty first minute i nothing called swat could do about that one. fronts turn on the magic to produce one of the game slick his moves shortly after a lucky escape for belgium the red devils three men forward in the dying moments but left held firm under pressure i delirium at the final whistle the first w

here at the big table is jonathan crane from our sports desk. talk us through this game. nathan: france carried out the defensive net -- master class. five minutes into the second half they got their goal. here it is. heading in from the corner. anton there, he got ahead, headed the ball in, 1-0 france, and that was how it stayed. belgium could simply not find a way through. france had brilliant defending. he helped keep belgium out. 1-0 to france, deservedly so. brent: how impressed were you by francis performance? -- france's performance? jonathan: my main impression from france this tournament is i'm disappointed they have not attacked that much. but what we saw again tonight is the just know how to win again. i was particularly impressed in the midfield. he did job of nullifying -- he did an excellent job of nullifying. they did not really get firing. they did not manage to break through the french ranks. again, france did exactly what they needed to do. brent: what was the atmosphere like in the stadium? oliver: it was one of the stranger atmospheres i have experience

probably should beat england tonight in moscow to seal their ticket to the biggest game in football jonathan crane is here from our sports desk i think he is a sad man this evening but will put the first seconds of the tigers through this game it was a good game it was a good game and yes i am a bit of a man's ok there both countries had succeeded expectations in this tournament both have such high hopes going into the semifinal match but only one could be history maker it was croatia through to the final for the first time in their history this is a match that everton floating were not the best in the first half croatia then had the best of the the match and the rest of the magistrates that take a look at some of the highlights. england pick through asia under pressure from the get go forcing a foul on delhi alley and giving england their first chance on goal kiran chippie a with a perfectly timed free kick one nil for the three lions in the fifteen minutes i. took croatian to the sixty eight to breaking into defense even parazit far more determined to get the ball than carl walker one all i and

cup title lead to this week france has sealed its spot at the finals after defeating belgian jonathan crane is here from the w. sports to walk us through the games or how did how did the french do when it was solid if spectacular from what they needed to do it wasn't the high scoring open day that some people were expecting but it was an absorbing contest nonetheless i think france obviously sat back happy to counter-attack them in a match where the french defense reign supreme it was not facing that it was a defender who made it if it's let's take a look at the highlights. it wasn't until the twenty second minute it's k.g. seventy final sprang to life belgians toby and a viral tonight on the turn a stunning say from hugo to reese fronts attack next kilian impact pay feeding benjamin providing the thirty eight minutes of vital stuff from t. vocal twa this time the breakthrough arrived early in the second half fronts the summer and t.t. rose highest not home and swung griezmann scorner in the fifty first minute the but nothing courtois could do about that one the bronx turned on the magic to

out but it really does get the lowdown on the seven finals coming up a crucial was anyone from jonathan crane from us let's just let's stay with russian fans as you've been talking about them how is this world cup actually transformed does this tournament transformed russia. well absolutely it certainly has electrified the whole country i mean even in moscow you could really watch all the world cup games all over the city even in the metro trains and it also has renewed russian people's faith in their own team i mean the russian team got much farther than anyone had expected and people when they were kicked out you know were crying in each other's arms and also tens of thousands of people came to the found zone which is right across from me just after they were kicked out and were chanting in support of their team chanting russia russia and the atmosphere even for those who are not very interested in football has been amazing out on the streets as well real festival atmosphere as fans here have told me ride any shelling in moscow i'm sure they're going to be post was caught booze once they do