Croatia and Morocco are the surprise guests in the World Cup\u0027s final four but the two remaining steps to become champions can be steepest.
Poland and Belgium lost to eventual winners Italy and Argentina, respectively, in 1982 and 1986 and, while as former winners England would not like to be included in the “long-shots” group, it was still a surprise when it made the semis in 1990, where it lost to West Germany.
Normal service was resumed in the semis though as Italy ended Bulgaria’s dream run and Brazil edged out Sweden. Yugoslavia made the semis in 1930 and 1962 but after the country broke up, Croatia appeared as an independent nation for the first time in 1998. The 2002 tournament was another where two total outsiders made the last four but were eventually stopped in their tracks by tournament juggernauts.by beating Italy in the last 16 with an extra-time golden goal and then Spain on penalties to become the first Asian team to make the semis.
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