Mario Mandzukic picked up a date with the World Cup Final, and it looks like the trophy is not coming home.
Juventus’ towering striker seemed due for a big moment, and they hardly get bigger than this.
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Ivan Perisic, who scored Croatia’s equalizer, won a 50-50 ball with Kieran Trippier, who scored England’s opener, and the ball popped out of the reach of Kyle Walker.
Mandzukic cut past the mark of John Stones, and squeezed a shot beyond the reach of Jordan Pickford.
#MundialTelemundo Madzukic aprovecha un error de los centrales y hace estallar el estadio Luzhniki #CRO 2-1 #ENG pic.twitter.com/tzdhi1Gh6O
— Telemundo Deportes (@TelemundoSports) July 11, 2018