2018 World Cup in Russia: Croatia - England (semi-final, Wednesday 11/07/2018, 20:00 CET)

With 13.4 million fans on social networks (Facebook, Twitter and Instagram), the England team has 14 times more than the Croatian team, which totals just over 942,000 (on the Croatian Federation's social networks, unlike the English national team which has dedicated accounts) as the two countries prepare to face each other in the semi-finals of the 2018 World Cup, at the Luzhniki Stadium (80,000 capacity) in Moscow (RUS) on Wednesday 11/07/2018 (kick-off at 21:00 local time, 20:00 CET).

Luka Modrić, the most popular Croatian player on these same social networks with over 20.4 million fans, has more than twice as many as Harry Kane, the most popular English player in this field (9.5 million fans) .

In terms of the value of equipment supplier contracts (fixed amount and equipment revenue, excluding bonuses), the Football Association receives €37.5m per year (until 2030) from Nike, while the US equipment supplier pays €1.5m to the Croatian Federation (Hrvatski nogometni savez, HNS) until 2026.

In terms of World Cup trophies, England are ahead of Croatia thanks to their home victory…