FIFA World Cup: France, Belgium, England, Croatia - who will lift the title?

FIFA World Cup 2018 is reaching its business end of the tournament and after 60 matches we have got our four semifinalists This tournament by all consensus has been the most entertaining pulsating and most open competition in recent years Who would have thought that teams like Germany Brazil Argentina and Spain would struggle to make it to last four and this shows the close nature of this World CupIn the semifinals France will face Belgium and England will take on Croatia Letrsquos have a look at these four teams who have made it to the semifinals1 France1998 champions France have remained unbeaten through the tournament and have been clinical to say the least France after a couple of disappointing World Cups has brought their lsquoArsquo game in the tournament and has played superlative football Francersquos charge has been led by 19yearold Kylian Mbappe and other senior players have also played really wellFrance during the FIFA World Cup 2018 have played fearless kind of football and after a long time at least from the outside it looks like that French team is enjoying each others success and playing cohesively The highlight of the tournament has to be the win over Argentina 43 in the round of 16 and the demolition of Uruguay in the quarterfinals If France has two good matches then the World Cup will be theirs and going by the current form few would bet against France becoming the world champions for the second time2 EnglandEngland football teamEnglandrsquos journey in this tournament has been nothing short of a fairytale as the team led by Harry Kane was written off before the tournament and expectations were very low When there is not much pressure and expectations you tend to relax and also want to prove a point to your detractors The team has only suffered a loss against Belgium while they were already through to the next round Harry Kane might not be highly regarded as Cristiano Ronaldo or Lionel Messi or Neymar but the Tottenham striker has led from the front and is currently the highest goalscorer six goals and is leading the Golden Boot categoryThe only drawback for 1966 FIFA World Cup champions England is that they havenrsquot faced a tough opposition no offence to Tunisia Panama Colombia Sweden and if things turn tight then they will have to play out of their skins The quarterfinal win against Sweden showed that they are not reliant on Harry Kane and that is a sign of a good team Just like France England has played as a unit and coach Gareth Southgatersquos strategy of staying in the background and let players do the running has paid off3 BelgiumBelgium football teamThe third semifinalists Belgium also had a dream run at the tournament and will square off against France in the semifinals Belgium has remained unbeaten so far in the tournament and created a big upset when they knocked out Brazil 21 in the quarterfinals Belgium has played like a unit and big guns such as Romelu Lukaku 4 goals Eden Hazard 2 goals have fired and the consistency which Belgium has shown have kept them in good steadNow Belgium will face France and if Belgium has to get better of the French then they will have to play the same kind of football that they have played through the event and stay true to themselves Belgium has always punched above their weight in global tournaments and winning the World Cup would be a just reward4 CroatiaCroatia football teamLast but not the least we have another underdog in Croatia Not many people before the start of the tournament would have believed that Croatia would reach semifinals But a country with a population of 417 lakhs has turned the tables on its head and has remained unbeaten through the tournament two wins via penalty shootout The match against hosts Russia in the quarterfinal went down to the wire and the gritty Croatians showed steels of nerves and pulled a brilliant winCroatiarsquos main man has been Luka Modric two goals and overall there has been a nice atmosphere within the team The match which defined them in the FIFA World Cup 2018 has to be against muchfancied Argentina 30 and after that win Croatia has been unstoppableCroatia has more than over achieved and out of four semifinalists they look the least favourite If Croatia can stop an inform England then we could see a new champion being crowned if they win the summit clashAlso Read FIFA World Cup 2018 France Beats Uruguay To Reach SemiFinalsCatch up on all the latest sports news and updates here Also download the new midday Android and iOS apps to get latest updates