Croatia beat Russia 4-3 on penalties in the quarter-finals in Sochi on Saturday and will face England in Moscow on Wednesday.

"We feel responsibility to the whole country, we play for Croatia. Probably, we have more experienced players than England does, but our chances [to win in the semi-final match] are 50/50. We are not afraid of anyone, we respect all our opponents but we are focusing on our game," Mandzukic told journalists.

The 2018 FIFA World Cup kicked off on June 14 and will continue until July 15, with the final set to be played at Moscow's Luzhniki Stadium.