Croatia are tired but ready to play against England, says Zlatko Dalic

• Manager admits shootout wins have taken their toll
• Danijel Subasic passed fit for World Cup semi-final

At their training base Croatia have been putting themselves back together again, almost literally in the case of some players, after the physical and emotional strain of two 120-minute games and two penalty shootouts in a week.

Their key full-back Sime Vrsaljko is highly doubtful to play a part at Moscow’s Luzhniki Stadium on Wednesday night after sustaining an injury to his left knee in extra time during Croatia’s attritional quarter-final victory against Russia. His absence would be a lift to Gareth Southgate’s team but Zlatko Dalic has insisted his Croatia team will not be running on empty.

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