World Cup 2018: Where to watch England vs Croatia semi final in London

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Harry Fletcher12 July 2018

England are through the semi-finals of the 2018 World Cup — yes, you are reading that correctly.

The Three Lions are just one win away from a place in the final following a comfortable 2-0 victory over Sweden last Saturday.

A thundering header from defender Harry Maguire gave England the lead on the half hour mark before Dele Alli rounded off the win with a poacher’s effort in the second half.

Gareth Southgate’s men will now play against Croatia at 7pm on Wednesday in what represents the biggest England game in nearly three decades.

The last time England reached the semi-finals was back in 1990, where they were beaten on penalties by Germany. The hopes of a nation will be on their shoulders again this week, all hoping for a better result this time round.

These are the best places to take in the action, with outdoor screens highlighted in bold.

Central

Nordic Bar, 25 Newman Street, W1T 1PN, nordicbar.com

Rileys Sports Bar Haymarket, 80 Haymarket, SW1Y 4TE, rileys.co.uk

Belushi’s, across London, belushis.com

The Grafton Arms, 72 Grafton Way, W1T 5DU, graftonarms.co.uk

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De Hems, 11 Macclesfield St, W1D 5BW, dehemspub.co.uk

Studio 88, 47 Whitcomb St, WC2H 7DH, studio88.bar

The Blue Posts, Ground Floor, 28 Rupert St, W1D 6DJ, theblueposts.co.uk

Brigadiers, 1-5 Bloomberg Arcade, EC4N 8AR, brigadierslondon.com

Rascals, 97 Curtain Rd, EC2A 3BS, londonrascals.com

The Windmill, 17-19 Great Windmill St, Soho, W1D 7JZ, windmillinternational.com

Casa Bonita, 5 Kingly St, Carnaby, W1B 5PF, casa-bonita.co.uk

The Porterhouse, 21-22 Maiden Ln, WC2E 7NA, theporterhouse.ie

New London Theatre, Parker Street, WC2B 5PW, tropicanabeachclub.co.uk

The Bud Boat, South Bank, Lambeth, SE1 8XZ, budweiser.co.uk/budboat

Lucky Voice, various locations across London, luckyvoice.com

Swingers West End, 15 John Prince's St, Marylebone, W1G 0AB, swingersldn.com

Tropicana Beach Club, New London Theatre, Parker Street, WC2B 5PW, tropicanabeachclub.co.uk

Bentley's Oyster Bar & Grill, 11-15 Swallow St, London W1B 4DG, bentleys.org

East

Cargo, 83 Rivington Street, EC2A 3AY, cargo-london.com

Matchbox, 134 Shoreditch High Street, E1 6JE, matchbox-shoreditch.com

The Minories, 63-73 Minories, EC3N 1JL, craft-pubs.co.uk

The Enchanted Garden, the Last Days of Shoreditch, 288 Old St, EC1V 9LA, lastdaysofshoreditch.designmynight.com

The Water Poet, 9-11 Folgate St, E1 6BX, waterpoet.co.uk

Lady Abercorn’s Pub & Kitchen, 40 Liverpool St, London EC2M 7QN, londonliverpoolstreet.com

Piano Works, 113-117 Farringdon Rd, EC1R 3BX, pianoworks.bar

Boxpark Shoreditch, 2-10 Bethnal Green Rd, London E1 6GY, boxpark.co.uk/shoreditch

Pitch Stratford, Bridge Rd, E15 3PA, pitchstratford.com

Bar Kick, 127 Shoreditch High St, E1 6JE, cafekick.co.uk/bar-kick

The Marksman, 254 Hackney Rd, E2 7SJ, marksmanpublichouse.com

South​

The Alexandra, 14 Clapham Common South Side, SW4 7AA, alexandraclapham.com

Greenwood, Victoria. 170 Victoria St, SW1E 5LB, greenwoodlondon.com

The Coat & Badge, 8 Lacy Rd, SW15 1NL, thecoatandbadge.co.uk

Flat Iron Square, 68 Union St, SE1 1TD, flatironsquare.co.uk

Boxpark Croydon, 99 George St, CR0 1LD, boxpark.co.uk/croydon

Pop Brixton, 49 Brixton Station Road, SW9 8PQ, popbrixton.org

Zlatans World Cup 2018 Pop Up, Clapham Common South Side, SW4 7AB, zlatans.designmynight.com

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West

Ealing Park Tavern, 222 South Ealing Road, W5 4RL, ealingparktavern.com

The Waterway, 54 Formosa Street, W9 2JU, thewaterway.co.uk

Famous Three Kings, 171 North End Rd, W14 9NL, craft-pubs.co.uk

The Cross Keys, 57 Black Lion Ln, W6 9BG, crosskeyshammersmith.co.uk

The King’s Arms, 55 The Grove, W5 5D, thekingsarmsealing.com

McGettigan's Fulham, 1 Fulham Broadway, SW6 1AA, mcgettigans.com

North

The Faltering Fullback, 19 Perth Rd, N4 3HB

Fest Camden, Stables Market, Chalk Farm Road, Camden, NW1 8AH, festcamden.com

The World’s End, 23 Stroud Green Rd N4 3EF, worldsendfinsburypark.com

Camden Market, Camden Lock Pl, Camden Town, NW1 8AF, camdenmarket.com

The Camden Eye, 2 Kentish Town Rd, NW1 9NX, camdeneye.pub

The Steam Passage, 44-46 Upper St, N1 0PN, greatukpubs.co.uk