Croatia smallest nation in 68 years to reach World Cup final
With a 4-million population, Croatia became the smallest nation to reach a World Cup final since Uruguay in 1950, on defeating England 2-1 in the 2018 World Cup semifinal.  Further, 20th-placed Croatia became the lowest-ranked team to achieve the feat since FIFA World rankings debuted in 1992. Croatia will face France in finals in a repeat of 1998 WC semis.