“All these words from them we take, we were reading and we were saying 'ok, today we will see who will be tired.’
“They should be more humble and respectful. We showed we weren’t tired. We dominated mentally and physically.
“We should have scored before extra-time but we have to be proud now of what we have done.”
Croatia will face France in Sunday’s final (4pm) as they look for their first taste of glory on the international stage.
World Cup: Gareth Southgate reflects on semi final loss
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For England, they meet Belgium on Saturday (3pm) in a battle for third-place having won the hearts of the nation.
England captain Harry Kane said: “It’s tough. We’re gutted, you know. We worked so hard. The fans were amazing.
“It was a tough game, a 50-50 game. I’m sure there was stuff we could have done better, but we worked as hard as we could.
“It hurts, it’ll hurt for a while, but we can hold our heads up high. It was a fantastic journey, we got further than anyone thought we could, we’ve just got to learn from it."